{ "store": "Mulberry Silk Company", "website": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za", "currency": "ZAR", "count": 61, "products": [ { "id": "beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "sku": "beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "title": "Beige 22 Momme Double-Layer Mulberry Silk Bonnet", "slug": "beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "price": 759.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/main-beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 22 momme mulberry silk with a smooth, lustrous finish on both sides, this sleep cap glides over hair and skin with far less friction than woven cotton.", "description": "The small annoyance that bonnets fix\n\nMost people do not think much about what their hair touches at night. You lie down, you move around, you get up. But over eight hours you turn over a dozen times, and every one of those turns drags your hair across the pillow. On cotton, that drag has grip to it. Cotton is a short staple fibre, spun and woven, and the surface is faintly fuzzy even when it feels soft to a fingertip. Hair catches on that texture.\n\nThe result shows up in the morning. Hair that was tidy the night before is pushed in four directions. Curls lose their shape. Braids fuzz at the edges. A blow-dry that took forty minutes is flattened on one side.\n\nA bonnet solves it a different way to a pillowcase. Instead of improving the surface under your head, it takes the hair out of contact altogether and gathers it inside a smooth cap. When that cap is made of silk, the little movement that does happen inside it happens against a filament fibre that is long and smooth, with very little to catch on.\n\nWhat momme is, and why 22 is worth knowing\n\nFabric weight for silk is measured in momme, written as mm but said \"moh-mee\". It comes from the Japanese silk trade and it describes how much a fixed area of fabric weighs. In practice, you can treat it as a density number. The higher the momme, the more silk is packed into the same square metre.\n\nMost silk accessories sit between 16 and 22 momme. At 16 momme the fabric is light and airy and quite translucent. At 19 momme it has more presence. At 22 momme, which is what this beige bonnet uses, the fabric has real body. It drapes rather than floats. Pick it up and it has a cool, slightly weighty feel, closer to a fine lining fabric than a scarf.\n\nThere is a trade-off. Heavier silk costs more because there is more silk in it. It is also a touch warmer, though silk breathes well enough that most people notice this only in very hot weather. For a bonnet, which is small and does not cover much of you, the extra weight mostly reads as quality rather than heat.\n\nWhy double layer matters\n\nThis bonnet is built with two silk layers, with a smooth lustrous finish on both the inside and the outside. That sounds like a detail, but it changes how the thing behaves.\n\nA lot of cheaper caps use silk on the inside and something else, often polyester satin, on the outside. Polyester satin is shiny, and at a glance it looks the same. It is not the same fibre, and it does not have the same feel or breathability. With silk on both faces you do not have to think about which side is which, and if the edge rolls over during the night your hair still meets silk.\n\nTwo layers also give the cap a bit more structure. A single sheet of thin silk collapses. Two layers of 22 momme hold a shape, which makes the bonnet easier to put on and more likely to stay where you put it.\n\nWho a bonnet suits\n\nBonnets get associated mainly with textured and curly hair, and that association is well earned. People who wear braids, twists, locs and defined curls have used caps for generations to keep a style intact between wash days. If you spend time on a style, protecting it overnight saves you redoing it.\n\nBut the use case is broader than that. Long straight hair tangles overnight too, and a bonnet keeps it gathered instead of spread out and twisted. Anyone recovering a blow-dry for a second day will get more out of it with hair contained. People with fine hair that knots easily often find a cap reduces how much detangling they do in the morning.\n\nIt is also useful at other times of day. Pulling hair back and out of the way while you cleanse your face, apply skincare, or make breakfast is a small convenience that people end up using constantly. The best silk hair wrap is often the one that ends up on the bathroom shelf as much as the bedside table.\n\nWho it suits less: if you have very short hair and no particular style to protect, a bonnet may not do much for you. A silk pillowcase might be the better spend, because it improves the surface against your face as well.\n\nHow to choose between a bonnet and a pillowcase\n\nThis question comes up a lot, so here is the honest answer. They are not competitors, they are different tools.\n\nA bonnet contains hair. It is the better choice when you have a lot of hair, when you have a style you want to preserve, and when you want everything gathered rather than loose. It travels well, it costs less than a full pillowcase, and it works on any bed you happen to be sleeping in.\n\nA pillowcase improves contact for your face and your hair at once. It needs no fitting and nothing to put on. It is the easier habit to keep, because you do not have to remember anything.\n\nPlenty of people use both. The bonnet holds the hair, the pillowcase handles the rest. If you only want one to start with, pick based on whether your main concern is your hair or your skin.\n\nFit and comfort\n\nBonnets are generally cut roomy on purpose. The point is to let hair sit inside without being compressed, because compressing curls flattens them and compressing braids creases them. If a cap feels tight, it is probably too small.\n\nThe finished head sizing is not stated by the maker for this bonnet, so think about how much hair you need it to hold. If your hair is very long or very voluminous, consider whether you will need to twist or pin it up before putting the cap on. Many people do this anyway as part of their routine.\n\nComfort at the band matters more than people expect. An edge that grips too hard leaves a line on your forehead and can feel tight after an hour. A looser edge is more comfortable but may slip off during the night. There is no perfect setting, only the one that suits your head and how much you move.\n\nLooking after silk\n\nSilk is tougher than its reputation suggests, but it does not like heat, bleach or rough handling. Those three rules cover nearly everything.\n\nWash by hand in cool water with a detergent made for delicates. Swirl it, do not scrub. Rinse it properly, because leftover detergent dulls the surface. Press the water out between your palms or against a towel, and do not wring or twist it, because that stretches the weave.\n\nDry it flat, or hang it somewhere shaded. Direct sun fades dye and weakens the fibre over time. Skip the tumble dryer entirely. If it needs a press, use the coolest iron setting on the reverse side.\n\nWash frequency depends on what you put in your hair. Oils, leave-in creams and styling products transfer onto the silk and will eventually make it look flat and feel slightly tacky. If you use products nightly, a weekly wash keeps things fresh. If your hair is dry and product-free, you can stretch it longer.\n\nOne practical warning. Fine silk snags on the things you would expect, like rough fingernails, jewellery clasps, hooks and Velcro. Store it somewhere soft rather than tossed in a drawer with hairpins.\n\nWhat the beige gets you\n\nColour choice in accessories is usually about how much attention you want the thing to attract. A solid beige silk bonnet attracts almost none. It sits on a bedside table without looking like clutter, it does not clash with bedding, and it does not look tired after months of use the way a bright shade sometimes does.\n\nIt also makes it an easy gift. You are not guessing at someone's taste in prints, and there is no sizing problem of the sort you get with clothing. A neutral pure silk cap is one of the few accessories you can hand to almost anyone.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a beige bonnet in 22 momme mulberry silk, built in two layers with silk on both faces. The higher momme makes it denser and fuller than the lighter silks that dominate the shelf. The double layer means your hair meets a smooth surface whichever way the cap sits.\n\nIt will keep long, curly, braided or styled hair gathered overnight instead of spread across the bed, and it will do the same job in the morning while you wash your face. Wash it cool by hand, dry it flat, keep it away from heat and sharp edges, and it will stay smooth for a long time.\n\nIf you are weighing it up against a silk pillowcase, choose the bonnet when hair is the priority and the pillowcase when skin is. Plenty of people end up with both, and that is a perfectly reasonable place to land.", "llm_summary": "A beige mulberry silk bonnet made from 22 momme silk in a double-layer construction, with a smooth, lustrous finish on both the inner and outer face. The colour is a solid beige with no pattern. Silk is a smooth filament fibre, so hair and skin move across it with less friction than across woven cotton. It is sold as a single item, one per pack. Packaged dimensions are 28.7 x 20.6 x 1.3 cm with a package weight of about 80 grams. Care is hand wash cool with a mild delicate detergent, no bleach, dry flat away from direct sun. Bonnet brand, country of origin and finished head sizing are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "sku": "champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "title": "Champagne 22 Momme Double Layer Silk Bonnet", "slug": "champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "price": 805.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/main-champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-layered 6A grade mulberry silk with a soft elastic band at the back, so the cap stays put all night and your hair slides instead of snagging.", "description": "The problem with pillowcases\n\nMost hair damage does not happen in one dramatic moment. It builds up slowly, and a fair amount of it happens while you are asleep.\n\nThink about what your hair does for seven or eight hours a night. You turn over, you shift position, and every time you do, the hair at the back of your head drags across the pillowcase. Standard cotton is made from short fibres with a slightly rough surface. Under a microscope it looks like a field of tiny hooks. Your hair cuticle catches on those hooks, lifts a little, and over months of nights that adds up to frizz, flyaways and split ends you did not earn from heat styling.\n\nThere is a second problem. Cotton is absorbent, which is excellent in a towel and less helpful under your head. It pulls moisture out of hair, and dry hair breaks more easily than hair that has kept its moisture.\n\nA silk bonnet solves both at once. It puts a smooth, less absorbent surface between your hair and everything else.\n\nWhat silk is doing differently\n\nSilk is a natural protein fibre. The filament is long, continuous and smooth, which is why silk fabric feels the way it does. When hair slides across it, there is simply less to catch on.\n\nThe useful number to look at is momme. Momme measures the weight of silk fabric, and for hair accessories and bedding the common range runs from about 16 up to 25. This bonnet is 22 momme, which sits comfortably in the better half of that range. It has body. You can feel the difference between 22 momme and a flimsy 16 momme the moment you pick both up. Lighter silk tends to feel papery and wears through faster at stress points.\n\nThe other marker is grade. Silk is graded by the length and uniformity of the filaments, and 6A is the top of the scale in common use. In practice that means a smoother, more even surface with fewer slubs.\n\nWhy double layering matters more than people realise\n\nThis is the detail worth paying attention to when you compare bonnets.\n\nA lot of caps sold as silk are silk only on the outside. The lining, which is the part doing all the work against your hair, is polyester, cotton or a cheap satin. You pay for silk and your hair touches something else.\n\nThis one uses mulberry silk for both layers. Inside and out, same fabric. It means two things. First, the surface touching your hair is genuinely silk. Second, if the cap twists or gets folded back during the night, nothing changes, because there is no wrong side.\n\nThe double layer also gives the cap a bit more structure without adding bulk. A single layer of silk is soft but floppy, and floppy caps tend to shift. Two layers hold their shape better.\n\nWho gets the most out of a bonnet\n\nIf your hair is curly, coily or textured, a bonnet is probably the single most useful overnight tool you can own. Curls flatten and tangle against a pillow, and a roomy cap lets them sit loose instead of being crushed. Gather curls loosely on top of your head before putting the cap on and you will keep a lot more definition by morning.\n\nBraids, twists and locs benefit for a slightly different reason. The issue there is frizz along the lengths and lifting at the parting. A silk cap for braids keeps everything contained and keeps lint and dust out.\n\nStraight and wavy hair is not exempt. If you blow-dry, a bonnet is how you get a second and third day out of it. The flyaways that appear overnight are friction damage, and reducing the friction reduces the flyaways.\n\nShort hair gets a quieter benefit. A fresh cut, a taper or a wrap stays tidier when it has not been scrubbed against a pillow all night.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nOne size caps live or die on the elastic. The band here runs along the back edge, which is the right place for it, because that is where most caps slip off from.\n\nThe way to put one on is to lean forward, let your hair fall into the crown, then pull the cap back over your head and settle the band at the nape of your neck rather than high on the back of your skull. Set it too high and it works its way up and off. Set it at the nape and it has something to grip.\n\nIf you have a lot of hair, resist the urge to pull the cap down tight. Tension at the hairline is not what you want overnight. The cap should feel secure but not gripping.\n\nHead sizes vary, and the maker does not publish measurements for this cap. If you have had trouble with one size caps before, measure around your head at the hairline and compare that with a cap that currently fits you well.\n\nDay wear, not just night wear\n\nNobody says this often enough, but a good bonnet is useful well outside bedtime.\n\nCooking, cleaning, painting a room, sitting with a book on a windy stoep. Anything that gets dust, steam or grease near your hair is a reason to put a cap on. Silk is light and breathes, so you can wear it for hours without feeling hot or itchy under it.\n\nSome people keep one at the gym bag, one at the bedside and one in the car. They are small, they fold flat, and they are the kind of thing you miss when you do not have one.\n\nLooking after silk\n\nSilk is less fragile than its reputation suggests, but it does have preferences.\n\nCool water. Mild detergent made for delicates, not standard laundry powder, which is often too alkaline. Press the water out rather than wringing. Hang it somewhere airy and out of direct sunlight, because sun fades silk and weakens the fibre over time.\n\nA cold, gentle machine cycle inside a mesh laundry bag is fine if you prefer. Skip the tumble dryer entirely. If it needs pressing, use the coolest setting and work on the reverse side.\n\nThe care label on this cap states dry clean only. If you would rather follow the label to the letter, take it to a cleaner. Plenty of people hand wash silk of this weight without trouble, but the maker's instruction is what it is, and we will not pretend otherwise.\n\nWash every week or two, more often if you use heavy oils or creams. Product build-up is what dulls a light champagne colour, not normal wear.\n\nComparing silk with satin\n\nYou will see satin bonnets everywhere, usually much cheaper. It is worth knowing what you are comparing.\n\nSatin is a weave, not a material. Most satin bonnets are woven from polyester. They are smooth, and they do reduce friction compared with cotton, so they are not useless. But polyester does not breathe the way silk does, it holds heat, and it has a slippery, slightly plasticky hand feel that some people cannot get past.\n\nSilk at 22 momme feels different in the hand, drapes differently and sits more comfortably against skin. Whether the difference is worth the price gap depends on how much you care about the feel and how long you want the cap to last.\n\nThe short version\n\nLook for real mulberry silk, not satin. Check the momme, and treat anything under about 19 as lightweight. Check whether both layers are silk or just the outside, because the inside is what matters.\n\nThis cap is 22 momme, 6A grade mulberry silk, double layered so silk sits on both faces, in a soft champagne colour with an elastic band at the back. One size, roomy enough for long hair, braids or a set, light enough to wear during the day.\n\nIf you have been waking up to frizz you cannot explain, your pillowcase is a reasonable suspect. A bonnet is the cheapest way to rule it out.", "llm_summary": "This is a champagne coloured sleep bonnet made from 22 momme, 6A grade mulberry silk. It is double layered, with silk on both the inner and outer face rather than a silk shell over a different lining. A stretchy elastic band runs along the back edge to hold the cap in place, and it is sold as one size that suits most adults. The crown has room for long hair, braids, curls or rollers, and the cap can be worn at night or during the day. The stated care instruction is dry clean only, though silk also responds well to cool hand washing and air drying. Exact dimensions, weight and country of origin are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties", "sku": "green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties", "title": "Green Double-Layer Silk Bonnet with Ties", "slug": "green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties", "price": 1150.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/main-green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-layered mulberry silk inside and out, with adjustable ties that let you set the fit yourself rather than relying on elastic that loosens over time.", "description": "The problem with waking up to a bird's nest\n\nYou go to bed with your hair in decent shape. You wake up and it has been rearranged by something that apparently hates you. The frizz at the crown, the flattened side, the tangle at the nape that takes ten minutes and a wide-tooth comb to sort out. If this sounds like your morning, the culprit is friction.\n\nCotton is a grabby fabric. Its fibres sit at angles and under a microscope the surface looks a bit like a ploughed field. Every time you turn over, your hair drags across that surface. Over seven or eight hours, with maybe thirty or forty position changes, that is a lot of dragging. Silk is woven from a long, continuous filament and lies far smoother, so hair slides rather than catches.\n\nA silk bonnet is the cheapest way to put a smooth surface between your hair and everything else. It travels with you, it works on any pillow in any bed, and you do not have to convince anyone else in the house to change their bedding.\n\nWhat double-layered actually means here\n\nThe word layered gets thrown around loosely in the bonnet world, so it is worth being precise. Plenty of bonnets described as silk have one silk face and a different fabric behind it, usually polyester or a cotton blend. The silk touches your hair, which is the part that matters most, but the outside is something else and the price reflects a smaller amount of silk than you might assume.\n\nThis one uses mulberry silk for both the inner and the outer layer. Two layers of the same material. The practical difference is that the bonnet behaves consistently, feels the same from either side, and does not have a cheaper fabric quietly holding the shape. It also gives the bonnet a bit more body than a single thin layer, which helps it hold its form over your hair instead of collapsing flat.\n\nMulberry silk is the standard grade used for bedding and hair accessories. It comes from silkworms raised on a mulberry leaf diet, which produces a longer and more uniform filament than wild silk. That uniformity is why it feels smooth rather than slubby.\n\nWhy ties beat elastic\n\nHere is the thing nobody tells you when you buy your first bonnet. Elastic is a compromise, and it is a compromise that gets worse.\n\nA new elastic band is usually too tight. It leaves a line across your forehead and after an hour you can feel a dull pressure at the temples. So you wash it a few times, the elastic relaxes, and for a short happy period the fit is perfect. Then it keeps relaxing. Within a few months the bonnet is sliding off somewhere around two in the morning and you find it under the duvet.\n\nTies remove that whole arc. You set the tension on night one and you set it again on night two hundred, and it is the same decision each time. If your hair is freshly washed and fuller, you tie a little looser. If you have a style you want held firmly, you tie tighter. If you sleep like a rotisserie chicken, you tie tight enough to deal with it.\n\nThere is a small learning curve. The first couple of nights you will probably over-tighten or under-tighten. Give it three or four nights of small adjustments and you will find your knot.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThe fit range is 51 to 58 cm, or about 20 to 23 inches. To measure yourself, take a soft tape measure and run it around your head just above your ears and across the middle of your forehead. Keep it level and snug but not pulled tight. That number is your head circumference.\n\nMost adults sit somewhere in the middle of that range. If you are near the bottom at 51 cm, the ties will take up the slack. If you are near 58 cm, the ties still work but you will be tying closer to their limit, so check your measurement carefully before ordering.\n\nHead size is only half the question. The other half is hair volume. The crown of the bonnet needs to hold your hair, not squash it. If you have a lot of length, coil it loosely on top of your head rather than leaving it hanging, and tuck it in before tying. If you wear braids or locs, the same approach applies. Gathering first and tying second gives a tidier result than trying to stuff everything in afterwards.\n\nWho this suits\n\nAnyone whose hair tangles. That is the short answer, and it covers more people than you might think.\n\nTextured hair gets the most obvious benefit, because curls and coils have more surface area catching on cotton and more to lose when a style gets disturbed. If you have spent time on twists, a wash-and-go or a braid-out, a bonnet is the difference between the style lasting one night and lasting four.\n\nLong straight hair benefits too, in a quieter way. Less tangling at the nape, fewer knots to work out in the morning, less pulling with a brush. Fine hair in particular responds well because it tangles with very little provocation.\n\nIt is also handy well outside of bedtime. Keeping hair off your face while you do a skincare routine, or while you clean, or while you cook. It takes two seconds to put on and it saves you from the hair-in-the-eyes problem without a clip digging into your scalp.\n\nLiving with silk\n\nSilk is not difficult, it is just particular. This bonnet is hand wash only, and that instruction is worth following.\n\nFill a basin with cool water and add a small amount of detergent made for delicates. Put the bonnet in, swirl it about with your hands for a minute or two, and leave it to sit for a few more. Rinse in clean cool water until the water runs clear. Do not wring it. Lay it on a towel, roll the towel up and press, then unroll and reshape the bonnet. Dry it flat somewhere with air moving but no direct sun and no radiator.\n\nThe whole process takes about five minutes of actual attention. Washing every one to two weeks is about right for most people, more often if you use oils or heavy leave-in products that transfer onto the fabric.\n\nAvoid bleach, skip the tumble dryer, and if you need to iron, use the lowest setting on the inside of the fabric. Honestly, smoothing it flat while damp usually does the job on its own.\n\nOne more practical note. Keep a second bonnet if you can, or wash yours in the morning so it has all day to dry. Going to bed with a damp bonnet is a miserable experience.\n\nThings to check before you buy\n\nMeasure your head. It takes thirty seconds and removes the main source of disappointment.\n\nThink about hair volume honestly. If your hair is big, you want the crown to accommodate it rather than compress it.\n\nDecide whether you want ties or elastic, knowing that ties take a few nights to get used to and then stay reliable, while elastic is instant and then degrades.\n\nCheck that silk is on both sides if that matters to you. Here it is, with mulberry silk forming the inner and outer layers.\n\nThe short version\n\nA bonnet solves a small, daily irritation with very little effort. Smooth silk between your hair and the pillow means less dragging, fewer tangles and styles that survive the night.\n\nThis one uses mulberry silk on both layers rather than one, and closes with ties instead of elastic, which means the fit stays yours rather than drifting over time. It fits heads from 51 to 58 cm with room inside for hair that has some body to it.\n\nCare is hand wash in cool water and dry flat. Do that and it will keep doing its job for a long while. Delivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, and you have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused if the fit is not right.", "llm_summary": "A green double-layer silk bonnet with a tie closure, made from mulberry silk on both the inner and outer layers rather than silk over a different lining. It fits head sizes of approximately 51 to 58 cm (20 to 23 inches), which covers most adults and allows room for curls, coils, braids, twists or long hair underneath. The tie closure lets the wearer set the tension themselves instead of relying on elastic. Silk has a smoother surface than cotton, so hair slides over it with less friction. Care is hand wash only in cool water, dried flat. The maker does not state the momme weight, exact fabric dimensions, item weight or country of origin.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet", "sku": "pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet", "title": "Pink 22 Momme Adjustable Mulberry Silk Bonnet", "slug": "pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet", "price": 1150.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "227 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/main-pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from 100% 22 momme mulberry silk on both sides, with an adjustable buckle and drawstring closure so the fit stays put while you move.", "description": "The problem with a cotton pillowcase\n\nMost of us sleep on cotton. It is cheap, it washes well, and nobody thinks twice about it. The trouble is that cotton is not a smooth fibre. Look at it closely and the surface is full of tiny fibre ends and loops. Hair does not glide across that. It catches, it drags, and it gets pushed around every time you turn over.\n\nIf you sleep still, you may never notice. Most people do not sleep still. Over seven or eight hours you shift position dozens of times, and each shift pulls your hair against the pillowcase. If you have put effort into your hair that day, a braid-out, a set, a blow-dry, a fresh wash, that is hours of friction working against it while you are not awake to do anything about it.\n\nA silk bonnet is one answer to that. It puts a smooth surface between your hair and everything else. Your head can move all it likes and your hair stays in contact with silk rather than cotton weave.\n\nWhat 22 momme means and why it matters\n\nSilk is sold by momme weight, usually written as mm after the number. It is the old Japanese measure for how heavy a fixed area of silk fabric is. Low numbers, in the range of 12 to 16, give you thin silk, the kind used in scarves and linings. Higher numbers give you a denser, more substantial cloth.\n\nAt 22 momme, this bonnet is in the range people tend to want for things they sleep on. It has enough body to hold its shape and feel like a real fabric rather than a wisp, but it is still light and breathable on the head. Heavier silks exist, 25 momme and up, but on a bonnet the extra weight is not always an improvement.\n\nThe other thing worth noting is that this one is mulberry silk on both faces. Some bonnets save money by using a silk lining and a cheaper outer shell. That is fine for what it does, since only the inside touches your hair, but a double-sided silk bonnet feels better in the hand, washes evenly, and holds up better where it is handled most.\n\nHow the fit works\n\nThis bonnet has no stretch. That is normal for woven mulberry silk, and it means the fit comes entirely from the closure, which is a drawstring with a buckle.\n\nThe system is simple. You pull the drawstring until the opening sits where you want it, then the buckle locks that setting. Unlike an elastic band, it will not loosen as the night goes on and it will not slowly tighten into a ridge across your forehead. Once you find your setting, you usually leave it alone and just slip the bonnet on each night.\n\nThat brings up the one real limitation. Because the fabric does not stretch, there is only so much room inside, and the maker says it is not ideal for very thick or voluminous hair. The flat measurements are 28 x 23 cm, which is about 11 x 9 in. If you have a lot of hair to tuck in, hold a tape measure against those numbers and be honest about whether it will fit comfortably. A bonnet that is packed too full will ride up and come off.\n\nWho this suits\n\nThe straightforward answer is anyone with average or moderate hair volume who wants a smooth surface for their hair overnight.\n\nPeople with curls and coils often reach for a bonnet first, because curl patterns get disturbed most easily by friction. People with braids, twists or a protective style use one to keep the style neat and contained. People with straight hair who have just had a blow-dry or a colour service use one because it keeps the shape from going flat and messy on one side. The reason is the same in every case, which is less drag against the surface the head rests on.\n\nIt is listed as an adult item and as suitable for all seasons. Silk is light and breathable, so a silk sleep cap is usually more comfortable in a South African summer than a cotton or fleece one would be.\n\nThe pink is a solid colour with no pattern, in a plain modern shape. It is the sort of thing that makes an easy gift, since you do not need to know someone's head size for an adjustable closure to work.\n\nHow to choose between bonnet styles\n\nThere are a few things worth weighing up when you are comparing options.\n\nMaterial content comes first. \"Satin\" is a weave, not a fibre, so a satin bonnet can be polyester. If you want silk, look for the words mulberry silk and a momme number. Those two together tell you what you are actually buying.\n\nThen the closure. Elastic bands are the most common and the cheapest. They are easy, but they stretch out over a few months and some people get a mark on the forehead. A drawstring and buckle, like this one has, takes a few seconds to set but then holds its position and does not wear out in the same way.\n\nThen capacity. This is where most people get it wrong. Measure what you need to tuck in rather than guessing. If your hair fills more than the flat size suggests, look for an oversized style instead.\n\nLastly, single or double sided. Both work. Double sided silk costs more and tends to last better through washing.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk rewards gentle handling and this bonnet is hand wash only.\n\nUse cool water, never hot, and a mild detergent made for delicates. Regular laundry powder is too harsh. Fasten the buckle first so the hardware cannot catch the fabric while it moves around in the water. Swirl it gently for a minute or two, rinse until the water runs clear, and do not wring it.\n\nTo dry, lay it in a clean towel and press the water out. Then dry it flat or hang it somewhere shaded with airflow. Direct sun and heaters both damage silk over time, so keep it away from both. No tumble dryer, no bleach.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use the lowest silk setting on the iron and work on the inside of the fabric, keeping away from the buckle and drawstring.\n\nHow often you wash depends on what you put on your hair. Heavy oils or leave-in creams mean a weekly wash. Drier hair with fewer products can go a fortnight. Washing less often than you need leaves product build-up in the fibre, and washing more than you need just shortens the life of the silk.\n\nA few practical notes\n\nPut it on dry hair. Silk and damp hair do not get along, since the fabric holds that moisture against your head for hours and takes a long time to dry out properly.\n\nGive yourself a couple of nights to find your buckle setting. Too loose and it comes off, too tight and you will feel it. Somewhere in the middle it will sit there all night and you will stop noticing it.\n\nIt is not water resistant, which is worth saying out loud, because it is a sleep item and nothing more. Keep it away from the bathroom sink and the shower.\n\nThe item weight is 227 g, but that figure is packed weight. On your head it is light.\n\nDelivery, payment and returns\n\nDelivery is tracked and goes to every province, taking 10 to 20 working days. It is free on orders over R1800, and R250 on orders below that. Payment is by card only.\n\nIf it turns out not to be right, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, provided it is unused and unwashed. That is why we suggest checking the fit against the flat dimensions before you wear it overnight.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a pink sleep bonnet in 100% 22 momme mulberry silk, with silk on both faces. It adjusts with a drawstring and buckle rather than elastic, so it holds a fit instead of slowly loosening. The silk surface is smooth, which means hair slides over it with less friction than it meets on cotton.\n\nIt measures 28 x 23 x 2 cm laid flat, weighs 227 g packed, comes in solid pink, and is hand wash only. The maker does not state the brand or the country of origin, and notes it is not ideal for very thick or voluminous hair.\n\nIf your hair volume is moderate and you want a proper mulberry silk bonnet with a fit that stays where you put it, this is a sensible one to pick.", "llm_summary": "A pink sleep bonnet made from 100% 22 momme mulberry silk, with silk on both the inner and outer face. The fit is adjustable, using a buckle and a drawstring closure, and the fabric has no stretch and is described as medium weight. The pattern is solid pink, the style is a plain modern beanie form, and it is made for adults and listed for all seasons. Flat dimensions are 28 x 23 x 2 cm and the item weight is 227 g. It is not water resistant. Care is hand wash only, and the maker advises fastening the buckle before washing. The maker notes it is not ideal for very thick or voluminous hair. Brand, country of origin and certifications are not stated.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "sku": "pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "title": "Pink Floral Double-Layer Mulberry Silk Bonnet", "slug": "pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "price": 1035.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/main-pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-layered mulberry silk, a relaxed non-pinching fit for head sizes 51 to 58 cm (20 to 23 in), and a soft pink floral print you can wear from bed to the kitchen table.", "description": "The problem nobody tells you about until it has already happened\n\nYou spend an hour on your hair. Wash day, deep condition, defining the curls or getting the braids neat or blowing it out until it falls exactly right. Then you go to sleep and the whole thing is undone by morning.\n\nIt is not bad luck. It is friction. A cotton pillowcase has a surface that, under a microscope, looks like a rough field of fibres. Your hair cuticle is not perfectly smooth either. Press the two together, add six or seven hours of you turning over, and the hair gets dragged back and forth across that texture hundreds of times. Curls get pulled out of shape. Smooth hair gets roughed up. Loose strands tangle with each other.\n\nA silk bonnet solves this by putting a slippery layer between your hair and everything else. Hair moving across silk slides. That is the entire mechanism. There is nothing mystical about it, it is just a smoother surface, and smoother surfaces grab less.\n\nWhy a bonnet and not just a pillowcase\n\nA silk pillowcase is genuinely good, and if you only buy one thing, it is a fine place to start. But it protects the part of your head that is touching the pillow at that moment. If you sleep on your side and roll onto your back, or you have long hair that drapes off the edge, large sections of it are rubbing against the sheet, the duvet, or your own shoulder instead.\n\nA bonnet travels with you. Whichever way you turn, the hair stays enclosed in silk. For anyone with curls, coils, braids or a protective style, this is usually the more useful of the two. A lot of people end up using both, which is not overkill, it just means every surface the hair touches is smooth.\n\nWhat double-layered actually means\n\nSingle-layer bonnets are common and they work, but they tend to go limp. Fill one with hair and the fabric drapes flat against the scalp, which partly defeats the point if you were trying to protect volume.\n\nTwo layers of mulberry silk gives the cap some body. It holds a dome shape over the hair rather than collapsing onto it. There is also silk on both faces, inside and out, so if you fold the brim up or wear it tucked as a wrap during the day, the surface you see is still silk, not a cheaper lining fabric.\n\nThe second layer adds a small amount of weight too, which helps the cap sit where you put it instead of riding up off the back of the head.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nThis is the part people get wrong most often, and it goes in both directions.\n\nToo tight and you wake up with a red line across your forehead and a dull pressure headache at the temples. Tight bonnets also pull on the hairline, which is the last place you want sustained tension.\n\nToo loose and it comes off at two in the morning and you find it on the floor.\n\nThis bonnet is cut for head sizes between 51 and 58 cm, which is 20 to 23 inches, with a relaxed shape rather than a hard elastic band. Measuring takes ten seconds. Run a soft tape around your head just above the ears and across the middle of your forehead. If the number lands in that range, you are fine.\n\nThe relaxed fit is a deliberate choice, not a compromise. A bonnet that compresses your hair against your scalp will flatten a curl pattern just as effectively as a pillowcase will. You want room.\n\nMatching the bonnet to your hair\n\nMedium hair volume is where this style sits most comfortably. Curls, waves and braids that need gentle space rather than pressure are the intended match.\n\nShort hair will fit easily but will feel loose inside, because there is simply less bulk to fill the cap. That is not a fault, some people like the airy feel, and you can always tuck the edge under for a closer sit.\n\nVery long hair or extremely thick hair is the honest limit. If you already own a large bonnet and it is stuffed full, this one will be too. Coiling long braids or a long length into a loose bun on top of the head before you put the cap on buys you some room, but there is a point where the volume is just more than the cap was cut for. Better to know that before you order than after.\n\nWearing it outside the bedroom\n\nA good number of people buy a bonnet for sleeping and then discover they wear it half the day.\n\nIt keeps hair out of the way during a skincare routine when your hands are wet and your face is covered in something. It protects a style while you clean the house. It covers a wash-day disaster during a video call. If you are doing a dye job or an oil treatment, it keeps all of that off your pillow and your collar.\n\nA pink floral print helps here, because it looks like something you chose rather than something you forgot to take off. Folded and tucked at the back, it sits as a turban. If you want to wear a bonnet in front of other people, pattern makes the difference.\n\nOne practical note on treatments: oils and heavy conditioners will mark silk and need washing out properly. If you do a lot of oil treatments, it is worth keeping one cap for those nights and a cleaner one for ordinary sleep.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not difficult, it is just not a tumble dryer fabric.\n\nHand wash only, in cool water, with a mild detergent made for delicates. Ordinary laundry powder is harsh on silk. Swirl it gently, let it sit a few minutes, rinse until the water runs clear.\n\nDo not wring it. Twisting pulls the fibres out of shape and leaves permanent creasing. Lay the bonnet on a towel, roll the towel up, press down to push the water out, then unroll and reshape the cap.\n\nDry it flat, at room temperature, away from direct sun and away from radiators. Sunlight fades prints and weakens silk over time.\n\nEvery one to two weeks is a reasonable washing rhythm for normal use, sooner if there have been products involved. If you sleep in a bonnet every single night, owning two makes life easier, since one can be drying while you wear the other.\n\nIf a crease bothers you, a cool iron with a cloth between the iron and the silk will handle it. Most creases fall out on their own within a few minutes of wearing anyway.\n\nWhat is not stated\n\nBeing straight about this is more useful than guessing. The maker does not state the momme weight of the silk, the item weight, the folded dimensions, or the country of origin. The measurements that are given are the ones that matter most for buying, which is the 51 to 58 cm head size range, and the care requirement, which is hand wash only.\n\nBuying and returning\n\nDelivery is tracked and reaches every province, typically in 10 to 20 working days. Shipping is free on orders over R1800, and R250 on orders below that. Payment is by card.\n\nIf it turns out not to suit you, there are 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, as long as the bonnet is unused and unwashed. Try it on over dry hair before you commit, and hang on to the packaging until you are sure.\n\nThe short version\n\nFriction is what ruins your hair overnight, and silk is the simplest fix for it. This bonnet has two layers of mulberry silk so it holds a shape over the hair instead of flattening it, and it is cut loose on purpose for head sizes between 51 and 58 cm. It is best suited to medium hair volume, curls, waves and braids.\n\nMeasure your head. If you are in range and your hair is not extremely long or extremely thick, it will do the job. And the floral print means you can answer the door in it.", "llm_summary": "This is a double-layered mulberry silk bonnet with a pink floral print, sold as a sleep cap and daytime hair wrap. It fits head sizes of 51 to 58 cm (20 to 23 in) and is cut with a relaxed, non-tight silhouette so it does not leave pressure marks. The double layer means silk sits on both the inner and outer face. It is intended for medium hair volume, curls, waves and braids; short hair will sit loosely and very long or very thick hair may exceed its capacity. Care is hand wash only. Colour, momme weight, exact dimensions, country of origin and item weight are not stated by the maker. Delivery is tracked to every province.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet", "sku": "purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet", "title": "Purple Double-Layer Mulberry Silk Bonnet", "slug": "purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet", "price": 920.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/main-purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-layer mulberry silk with long, cool ties means a soft, adjustable fit with no tight elastic band pressing on your forehead.", "description": "The problem a bonnet actually solves\n\nMost hair damage does not happen in the salon chair. It happens slowly, in the dark, over hundreds of nights. You roll over, your hair drags across a cotton pillowcase, and the cotton weave catches at the cuticle. Multiply that by a full night and then by a full year and you get frizz at the crown, rough ends, and a set that falls flat on one side by Tuesday.\n\nCotton is also thirsty. It pulls moisture out of hair and skin, which is why a lot of people wake with hair that feels drier than it did when they went to bed. None of this is dramatic on any single night. It is cumulative, and that is exactly why it is worth fixing with something as simple as a cap.\n\nA silk bonnet puts a smooth surface between your hair and everything else. Your hair sits inside, it slides rather than snags, and the shape you went to bed with has a much better chance of still being there in the morning. That is the whole mechanism. No mystery to it.\n\nHow a silk sleep cap works\n\nSilk is a protein fibre spun as a long, continuous filament. Because the filament is long and even, the woven fabric has very few of the short fibre ends that give cotton its slightly rough hand. Run your palm across both and you can feel the difference immediately.\n\nThat smoothness is what matters for hair. Less friction means less catching at the cuticle, fewer tangles to comb out, and braids or curls that keep their definition longer. The same principle is why people use silk pillowcases. A bonnet just takes the idea further by covering the whole head rather than one patch of bedding.\n\nThis cap is built from two layers of mulberry silk rather than one. The practical difference is in the feel and the drape. A single thin layer can cling and shift as you move. Two layers have a bit more body, so the cap sits more like a soft dome and holds its shape across the night. People shopping for the best double layer silk bonnet usually mention that extra substance as the thing they notice first.\n\nThe tie closure, and why it matters\n\nHere is where most bonnets go wrong. The cheap ones use a wide band of elastic, and that elastic does two unhelpful things. It presses on your forehead, leaving a line that can take an hour to fade. And it loses its stretch over a few months of washing, so the cap either slips off or becomes tighter than you want.\n\nThis one closes with long silk ties instead. You gather the fabric, pull the ties to the tension you like, and knot it. If you want it loose for a lot of hair, you tie it loose. If you are a restless sleeper and want it secure, you tie it tighter and lower, down at the nape. The fit is yours to set, and it does not degrade with age the way elastic does.\n\nThe ties being silk also matters. A nylon drawstring sitting against the back of your neck all night is not pleasant. These are soft and long enough to wrap once before knotting if you prefer that.\n\nWho it suits\n\nAnyone with hair they want to protect, honestly. But a few groups get more out of it than others.\n\nPeople with curls, coils and locs tend to notice the biggest change, because those textures suffer most from friction and from being pressed flat. A tie-close cap gives the hair room inside rather than compressing it, which is why it is often recommended as the best silk bonnet for curly hair.\n\nPeople with braids or a protective style get real mileage from it too. The style stays laid, the edges stay smoother, and the whole set lasts a few days longer before it needs redoing.\n\nIf you have fine hair, the benefit is slightly different. Fine hair is fragile and breaks easily at the ends. Taking away the nightly drag against cotton is simply less wear and tear. Tie it gently so there is no pulling at the roots.\n\nAnd if you have had a blow-dry or a treatment you want to protect, a cap buys you time. It will not keep a style perfect forever, but it will stretch it noticeably.\n\nHow to choose and how to wear it\n\nStart with your hair volume. The cap is adjustable, but the amount of room inside is finite. If your hair is long or very thick, gather it loosely at the crown or coil it before you put the cap on, then tie off. Cramming it in flat will create creases you have to deal with in the morning.\n\nNext, think about where you want the knot. High at the crown looks tidier and suits shorter hair. Lower at the nape is more secure for people who move a lot in their sleep, because the weight of the hair sits inside the cap rather than trying to push it off.\n\nGive yourself a few nights to settle on your tension. Almost everyone ties it too tight on the first night out of habit, because elastic bonnets train you to expect pressure. You want it snug enough to stay put and no tighter. If there is a mark on your skin in the morning, loosen it.\n\nOn colour, this one is a solid purple with no print. That is deliberately plain. It does not shout, it does not clash with bedding, and it is subtle enough to keep on while you make coffee without feeling like you are wearing a costume.\n\nCaring for silk so it lasts\n\nSilk is not fragile exactly, but it does not forgive rough treatment. The care instruction here is hand wash only, and that is worth following.\n\nUse cold water and a mild detergent. Something made for delicates is ideal, but a gentle soap works. Keep bleach well away, and skip fabric softener too, since it coats the fibre and takes away the slip you paid for.\n\nSwirl it in the water, do not scrub. Rinse until the water runs clear. Then press the water out between your palms or roll it in a towel. Do not wring and do not twist, because that stresses the seams and the ties.\n\nDry it flat, away from direct sun and away from heaters. Sunlight fades dye and weakens the fibre over time. Laid on a towel out of the light, it will usually be dry in a few hours.\n\nWash it every week or two in normal use. If you sleep with oils or a leave-in treatment, wash more often, because product builds up on the inside where you cannot see it and that is what eventually makes a cap feel dull.\n\nIf you want it crisp, press it on the coolest iron setting with a cloth in between. Most people never bother, and it drapes fine as it is.\n\nA note on what we do and do not claim\n\nWe will tell you that silk is smooth, that hair slides across it with much less friction than cotton, and that this cap is double-layered mulberry silk with a drawstring tie and a solid purple finish. Those are things you can verify by touch.\n\nWe will not tell you a cap grows hair, fixes damage or does anything to your skin. It reduces friction. That is a real, useful thing, and it is enough.\n\nSome details the maker simply does not state, including the finished measurements, the weight and the country of origin. Where we do not know, we say we do not know rather than filling the gap with a guess.\n\nBuying it in South Africa\n\nThe price here is R920.99, down from R1104.99. Delivery is tracked and reaches every province in 10 to 20 working days, free on orders over R1800 and R250 below that. Payment is by card.\n\nThe cap arrives boxed, which makes it a straightforward gift. If you are buying for someone else and you are not certain, that boxed presentation is one reason it works well as the best silk night cap to hand over without a lot of explanation.\n\nIf it is not right, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, provided it is unused and unwashed. So try the fit before you wash it.\n\nThe short version\n\nA silk bonnet is one of the cheapest fixes in hair care. It takes the nightly friction out of the equation, and over months that adds up to smoother ends and styles that last longer.\n\nThis one is mulberry silk, two layers, solid purple, and it ties rather than squeezes. That tie closure is the reason to pick it over a standard elastic cap. You set the fit, it fits your hair instead of your hair fitting it, and it stays that way for the life of the cap.\n\nWash it by hand in cold water, dry it flat, keep it out of the sun. Do that and it will look after your hair for a long time.", "llm_summary": "A purple sleep bonnet made from mulberry silk with a double-layer construction. It closes with long drawstring ties rather than elastic, giving an adjustable fit that suits braids, curls, locs, blow-dried hair and fine hair. The pattern is solid purple with no print. Care is hand wash only, in cold water with a mild detergent, no bleach, dried flat. The cap arrives boxed and is commonly bought as a gift. Finished dimensions, weight, colour code, country of origin and exact silk weight are not stated by the maker. Price in South Africa is R920.99, reduced from R1104.99. Delivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable", "sku": "silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable", "title": "Silver 19 Momme Mulberry Silk Sleep Cap with Adjustable Band", "slug": "silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable", "price": 528.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.06 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable/main-silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable-2.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-layered 19 momme 6A mulberry silk with a silk-covered elastic band at the back, cut in one size to suit most adult head sizes.", "description": "The problem with waking up to messy hair\n\nYou go to bed with your hair neat. You wake up with it pulled sideways, frizzed at the crown, and flattened on one side. Nothing dramatic happened overnight. You just moved, and every time you moved, your hair dragged across the pillow.\n\nMost pillowcases are cotton or a cotton blend. Cotton feels soft to your hand, but under a microscope the weave is full of tiny hooks and loops that catch on hair. Multiply that by seven or eight hours and a few dozen turns, and you get the morning result. People with long hair notice it most at the ends. People with curls notice it as flattened, frizzy sections. People with shorter, finer hair notice it as static and strands stuck in odd directions.\n\nA silk sleep cap deals with the problem at the source. Instead of trying to control how you sleep, it changes what your hair touches. Silk has a much smoother surface, so hair slides rather than snagging. The cap also keeps everything gathered in one place, which stops long hair from fanning out and tangling against itself.\n\nWhat 19 momme actually tells you\n\nMomme is the number worth checking on any silk item. It measures the weight of the fabric, and it is the quickest way to judge quality without handling it in person.\n\nSilk sold for sleepwear usually sits somewhere between 12 and 25 momme. Below about 16, the fabric starts to feel thin and papery, and it wears out quickly at the seams. Above about 22, you are paying noticeably more for weight you may not want against your skin on a warm night.\n\nNineteen momme sits in the middle and is the weight most people settle on for both pillowcases and bonnets. It has enough body to drape instead of clinging, enough strength to survive regular washing, and it still feels light on your head. If you have ever handled a silk pillowcase that felt substantial but not heavy, that was probably 19 momme.\n\nThe other number here is the grade, 6A, which refers to the quality of the raw silk filament before it is woven. It describes long, even fibres. Taken together, 6A mulberry silk at 19 momme is the combination you would expect on a decent silk sleep cap rather than a cheap one.\n\nWhy the second layer matters more than it sounds\n\nPlenty of bonnets are a single panel of fabric with a band sewn on. They work, up to a point. The trouble shows up after a couple of months of wear and washing, when the fabric has been stretched over the same shape hundreds of times and starts to go slack.\n\nThis cap is double-layered, meaning two panels of silk rather than one. Two things come from that. The first is strength, because both layers share the stretching load. The second is shape. A single thin layer tends to collapse onto your hair, while two layers hold a bit of structure and leave room underneath. For anyone with volume to protect, curls, a blow-dry, or hair set in rollers, that extra room is the difference between a cap that preserves the shape and one that squashes it.\n\nThere is a comfort benefit as well. Silk on the inside, silk on the outside. No cheaper lining fabric sneaking in where you cannot see it.\n\nThe band is where most bonnets fail\n\nIf you have ever given up on a sleep cap, there is a good chance the band was the reason. Exposed elastic does two unpleasant things. It presses a line into your forehead that takes an hour to fade, and it grabs the fine baby hairs along your hairline, which is exactly the hair you were trying to protect.\n\nThe band on this cap runs along the back edge and is covered in silk. That means the surface sitting against your skin is the same smooth fibre as the rest of the cap. It stretches to suit most adult head sizes and recovers overnight rather than going baggy.\n\nOne tip that makes a real difference: position the band at the nape, just below the curve of your skull, instead of high across the back of your head. Sitting low, it grips the natural shape of your head and stays put. Sitting high, it slides up with every turn and ends up on the pillow by morning.\n\nWorking out whether one size will suit you\n\nOne size does not mean every size, and it is fair to ask. This cap is cut at roughly 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in) flat, with a stretchy band doing the fitting work.\n\nIn practice, that handles most adult heads comfortably. Where to pause is if you have a lot of bulk to tuck in. Thick, long locs, a full set of long braids, or very dense natural hair can need a jumbo bonnet with more volume than a standard one-size cut offers. Short to mid-length hair, fine hair, and most curly hair fits without issue.\n\nIf you are unsure, measure around your head just above your ears with a soft tape. Then pile your hair the way you would at bedtime and see how much height it adds. That second number is usually the one that decides it.\n\nGetting the most out of it night to night\n\nA few habits make a silk bonnet work better.\n\nTuck the ends in. The ends of long hair take the heaviest friction, so leaving them trailing out of the back defeats half the purpose. Gather hair loosely before you pull the cap on, and avoid a tight elastic underneath, which just moves the stress to a different point.\n\nDo not fight your volume. If you have curls, lift them up toward the crown rather than smoothing them down. The double layer gives you headroom. Use it.\n\nKeep products in mind. Heavy oils and creams will transfer onto the silk, which is fine, but it means washing more often. Thin layers sink in better overnight anyway.\n\nLooking after the silk\n\nSilk is less fragile than its reputation suggests, but it does have preferences. Cool water, not warm. A mild detergent made for delicates, not standard laundry powder with brighteners. No bleach, ever.\n\nHand washing is gentlest. If you would rather machine wash, put the cap inside a mesh laundry bag and use the gentle cycle. The bag matters more than people expect, because it stops the band from catching on other items in the drum.\n\nDo not wring it. Press the water out between a clean towel instead, reshape the cap, and lay it flat to dry somewhere out of direct sun. Skip the tumble dryer entirely. Heat is hard on silk and harder on elastic, which is the one part of a bonnet with a limited life.\n\nIf you want to press it, use the lowest silk setting, work on the inside of the cap, and stay clear of the band.\n\nA weekly wash suits most people. Rotate two caps if you want one always ready, and both will last longer for the rest they get between uses.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf your hair looks rough in the morning and you cannot pin the reason on anything else, friction against the pillow is the usual suspect. A silk sleep cap changes the surface your hair spends the night against, and that is the whole idea.\n\nThis one is 100% mulberry silk at 19 momme in 6A grade, double-layered, with a silk-covered elastic band and a one-size adult cut in plain silver. It weighs about 57 grams, so it travels easily and feels like almost nothing once you have it on.\n\nChoose it if you want a mid-weight silk cap that holds its shape and will not dig into your hairline. Look at a larger or jumbo style instead if you have a lot of length and bulk to pack away. And measure first if you have any doubt. It takes a minute and saves a return.", "llm_summary": "A silver sleep cap made from 100% mulberry silk, 6A grade, in a 19 momme weight. The cap is double-layered, with silk on both the inner and outer faces, and closes with a silk-covered elastic band at the back edge. It is sold in one adult size intended to suit most head sizes. Item dimensions are 25.4 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm and the cap weighs about 57 grams. The pattern is solid with no print. Each pack contains one cap. Brand, country of origin and any warranty are not stated by the maker. Hair and skin slide over silk with less friction than over cotton. Care is cool hand or gentle machine washing with a mild delicates detergent, then drying flat out of direct sun.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "sku": "sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "title": "Sky Blue 22 Momme Double-Layer Silk Bonnet", "slug": "sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "price": 759.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/main-sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-layered mulberry silk on both the inside and outside, a soft wide band you can tie into a bow, and a one-size drawstring fit that suits curls, braids, weaves and rollers.", "description": "The problem nobody notices until the damage is done\n\nHair damage at night is boring. There is no single moment where something goes wrong. You turn over, your head drags across the pillow, and a few strands get roughed up. You do it again. And again. Over months, the cuticle on each strand lifts a little more, and the result is frizz you cannot explain, ends that keep splitting however often you trim, and curls that have gone flat and shapeless by the time you wake up.\n\nCotton is the usual culprit. It is absorbent and the weave has a bit of grip, which is lovely for a towel and less lovely for the thing your hair spends eight hours rubbing against. If you wear braids, a weave or a protective style, the friction also works away at the edges of the style itself, so it loses neatness faster than it should.\n\nA silk bonnet is the simplest fix. It puts a smooth surface between your hair and the bed, and it keeps everything contained in one place instead of spread across the pillow. That is the whole idea. The difference between a good bonnet and a frustrating one comes down to a handful of details, and that is what this guide is about.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nYou will see momme numbers quoted on anything made of silk, and most shoppers skim past them. Momme measures the weight of the fabric, which in practice tells you how densely the silk is woven. Lower numbers mean thinner, lighter cloth. Higher numbers mean more silk per square centimetre.\n\nSleep accessories commonly sit at 16 or 19 momme. This bonnet is 22 momme, which is at the heavier end of what you find in hair wraps. A denser weave feels more substantial, drapes better over a head of hair, and does not go transparent or flimsy. It is also less likely to snag.\n\nThe number alone is not the full picture though. You also want to know where the silk is. Plenty of bonnets are sold as silk when the silk is only on the outside, with a synthetic lining underneath. The lining is the part your hair touches, so that arrangement gets things exactly backwards. On this bonnet, both the shell and the lining are mulberry silk.\n\nWhy two layers instead of one\n\nThe double-layer build does two jobs. The obvious one is that the inside surface is as smooth as the outside, so hair slides on silk all night rather than on whatever was cheapest.\n\nThe less obvious job is structure. A single thin layer of silk has no body. Put it over a head of curls and it either flattens them or slides off. Two layers give the cap enough shape to sit over volume, hold a set of rollers, or cover braids without squashing the whole thing against your scalp. If you have ever woken up with a bonnet halfway across the bed, thin fabric with no structure was probably part of the reason.\n\nFit, and the bit people get wrong\n\nMost bonnets are one size, and most of them achieve that with an elastic band. Elastic is a blunt instrument. It either fits or it does not, and over time it loses tension and the bonnet starts falling off.\n\nA drawstring is a better answer. You set the tension yourself and it stays where you put it. If your hair is in a smaller style one night and a bigger one the next, you adjust accordingly. The wide soft band on this bonnet also spreads pressure across a broader area of your forehead, which is the usual fix for waking up with a red line across your head.\n\nThe band is long enough to tie. You can leave it flat for the plainest look, knot a bow at the front, or slide the bow round to the side. That is a small styling choice but it is the kind of thing that makes you more likely to actually wear it, including during the day.\n\nThere is one honest limit worth repeating. If your hair is both very long and very thick, a one-size bonnet may feel tight. Medium to thick curly hair is what this one handles most comfortably. A rough test: gather your hair the way you would for bed and see how big the bundle is. If it packs down to about a fist and a half, you are fine. If it is considerably more than that, you may want to braid or twist it down first.\n\nWho it suits\n\nCurly and natural hair benefits most obviously, because curls lose definition fast when they are dragged around on cotton. A good silk hair wrap for sleeping keeps the pattern intact so your morning routine is a refresh rather than a rescue.\n\nBraids and weaves are the next clear case. Protective styles take time and money to install, and friction at night shortens their life. Keeping them wrapped means fewer flyaways and a neater look for longer.\n\nRollers and sets are a third use. The structure of a double-layer cap is what makes this practical, since a flimsy bonnet just pushes the rollers out of position.\n\nAnd then there is straight or fine hair, which people assume does not need a bonnet. It does benefit, just less dramatically. Less friction means fewer tangles.\n\nUsing it beyond bedtime\n\nA silk cap is genuinely useful during the day. Pull it on before you wash your face and your hairline stays dry and out of the water. Keep it on through a skincare routine. Wear it while you clean the kitchen, or on the way to the gym. The sky blue is soft enough to pass as an accessory rather than something you forgot to take off.\n\nThis is also the main reason people end up wanting two. One in the wash and one in use means you never have to choose between a clean cap and a protected head.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not difficult, it just does not tolerate the things you do to cotton. Hand wash only, in cool water, with a detergent made for silk or wool. Ordinary laundry powder is too harsh and biological detergents are worse, since the enzymes attack protein fibres and silk is a protein fibre.\n\nSwirl the cap gently rather than scrubbing it. Do not wring it out. Press the water out between your palms or against a towel, reshape the band, and lay it flat to dry somewhere out of direct sun. A warm radiator is not a shortcut, it is a way to make the fabric brittle.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use the lowest silk setting on your iron and work on the inside of the fabric. Most of the time, reshaping it while slightly damp is all it takes.\n\nWash it every week or two, more often if you use heavy oils or creams in your hair. Oils will mark any fabric eventually, so staying ahead of build-up is the easiest way to keep the colour looking fresh.\n\nBuying from us\n\nDelivery is tracked and reaches every province in 10 to 20 working days. It is free on orders over R1800 and R250 below that. Payment is by card only. If the bonnet turns out not to suit you, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, as long as it is unused and unwashed, so do not put it through a wash before deciding.\n\nThe short version\n\nLook for silk on both faces, not just the outside. Look for a momme number at the higher end, since 22 momme is denser and more durable than the common 16 and 19. Look for an adjustable closure rather than elastic, and a wide band rather than a thin one. Then be realistic about your hair volume, because the best silk bonnet for curly hair is still the one that closes comfortably around your actual hair.\n\nThis bonnet covers all of those points. Double-layer 22 momme mulberry silk inside and out, a drawstring you set yourself, a soft wide band you can tie, and a quiet sky blue that is easy to wear at any hour.", "llm_summary": "A sky blue silk bonnet made from 22 momme mulberry silk on both the outer shell and the inner lining, built as a double layer. It closes with a drawstring and has a soft wide band that can be worn flat or tied into a bow at the front or side. The fit is one size and is described as suiting most head sizes, including curly and natural hair, long hair, braids, weaves, rollers and up-dos, though it is better matched to medium to thick curly hair than to hair that is both very long and very thick. The pattern is solid. Care is hand wash only. Exact finished measurements, weight and country of origin are not specified.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "sku": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "title": "Black 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase with Hidden Zip (Standard)", "slug": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "price": 1150.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/main-black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from 100% mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, a concealed zip and a standard 51 x 66 cm (20\" x 26\") cut, so your pillow stays put and your hair slides instead of snagging.", "description": "The problem with the pillowcase you already own\n\nThink about what happens over eight hours. Your head turns maybe twenty times. Each time, your cheek and your hair drag across whatever fabric is on the pillow. With standard cotton, that fabric is a grid of short fibres with tiny raised points along the surface. Hair catches on them. Skin presses into them and holds the creases. In the morning you get the sleep lines on one side of your face and the hair that has to be dealt with before you leave the house.\n\nNobody designed cotton pillowcases to be a problem. They are cheap, they wash hot, and they last. But they are not smooth, and smoothness is the whole point of silk.\n\nA silk pillowcase changes the surface. Silk is a continuous filament fibre, which means each strand runs long and unbroken rather than being spun from short staples. Lay those long fibres side by side in a tight weave and you get a surface that hair slides over instead of snagging on. That is not marketing. It is just the physical shape of the fibre.\n\nWhat 22 momme actually tells you\n\nMomme is the number that separates real silk bedding from the thin stuff. It measures the weight of a fixed length of fabric, and it is the silk equivalent of GSM for cotton. Higher momme means more silk packed into the same area.\n\nHere is the rough map. Around 16 momme is light, which is fine for a scarf and thin for a pillowcase that gets used nightly. Somewhere between 19 and 25 momme is where most quality bedding sits. Above about 25 the fabric gets heavy and starts to lose the fluid drape people like about silk in the first place.\n\nAt 22 momme this case sits comfortably in the middle of the useful range. You can feel the difference when you pick it up. It has weight. It falls over a pillow rather than floating on top of it. And the extra density matters for wear, because the fabric that takes your weight every single night needs something to it.\n\nThe 600 thread count is a separate measurement describing how tightly the fibres are packed into the weave. The two numbers work together. A high thread count on a light fabric still gives you a light fabric. Here you get both the density and the weight.\n\nWhy mulberry silk and not satin\n\nSatin is a weave, not a fibre. You can weave satin from silk, from polyester, from nylon or from a blend. Satin polyester looks shiny in a photograph and costs very little, and that is why so much of it ends up in the same search results as real silk.\n\nThe difference shows up once you sleep on it. Polyester does not breathe. It traps the heat coming off your head and holds it against your face, which is exactly the wrong thing on a warm night in Durban or Pretoria. Mulberry silk is a natural fibre with a different structure, and most people describe it as cool when they first lie down.\n\nMulberry silk specifically comes from silkworms raised on a mulberry leaf diet, which produces long, even, uniform filaments. Long filaments mean fewer joins, a smoother thread, and a more consistent cloth. That consistency is what you are feeling when you run your hand across it.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is the part that trips people up, so it is worth slowing down.\n\nThis case is cut to the American standard, 51 x 66 cm, which is printed as 20\" x 26\". Plenty of silk pillowcases sold internationally use that same cut, because it is the dominant size in the market they were designed for.\n\nA typical South African pillow runs closer to 45 x 70 cm. So compared to the case, your pillow is likely a bit narrower and a bit longer. The narrower part is not an issue at all. The longer part might be, because 70 cm of pillow does not want to go into 66 cm of pillowcase without looking strained at the corners.\n\nNot every pillow is 70 cm, though. Pillow sizes vary quite a lot between brands here, and plenty of them come in shorter. Before you order, lay your pillow flat, do not squash it, and run a tape along the long edge. If you are at 66 cm or under, you are fine. If you are at 68 or 70, the fit will be tight and the silk will take more strain than it should at the seams.\n\nBuying the best standard size silk pillowcase only works if standard means the same thing in your bedroom as it does on the label, so check first.\n\nLiving with the zip\n\nEnvelope closures are the usual alternative, where a flap of fabric folds over the pillow end. They work well enough until the pillow starts creeping out in the night and you wake with half your head on the bare pillow.\n\nThe concealed zip here runs along one edge, set into the seam. Zip it closed and the pillow stays where you put it. The edge stays flat and clean with no flap sticking out, which is part of why the case looks tidy on a made bed.\n\nPractical tip. Put the zipped edge at the foot end of the pillow rather than the head end. You will never think about it again. And always zip the case shut before it goes in the wash, so the slider cannot catch on anything.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is less fragile than its reputation suggests, but it does have rules.\n\nWash in cool water. Hot water is the main thing that damages silk and pulls dark dye out of fabric. Use a gentle detergent made for delicates, and skip anything with enzymes, since enzymes are formulated to break down protein and silk is a protein fibre. No bleach and no fabric softener, which just coats the fibres and dulls the surface you paid for.\n\nHand washing is the kindest method. A machine on the gentle cycle also works, provided the case goes inside a mesh laundry bag so it cannot tangle with zips or buttons on other items. Keep the spin speed low.\n\nDry it flat, or hang it in the shade. Direct sun is hard on both silk and dark dye, and the tumble dryer is hard on everything. Silk dries fast on its own.\n\nBecause this one is black, wash it separately for the first few cycles. Any deeply dyed fabric sheds a little colour early on, and you do not want that landing on a white sheet.\n\nOnce a week is a reasonable washing rhythm. More often if you use heavy hair products or go to bed with wet hair.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople with long hair, curly hair or hair they spend money on tend to notice silk fastest. The reduction in friction means less catching and less roughing up overnight.\n\nWarm sleepers like it too, because silk does not hold heat the way a thick cotton weave can. In a South African summer that counts for something.\n\nAnd it makes a straightforward gift. Silk is the kind of thing people enjoy but do not often buy for themselves, and plain black means it will not clash with whatever bedding the recipient already has.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 22 momme, 600 thread count, 100% mulberry silk pillowcase in solid black, cut to 51 x 66 cm with a concealed zip. The weight is right for nightly use, the zip keeps the pillow in place, and the colour goes with almost anything.\n\nMeasure your pillow before you order, wash it cool, dry it out of the sun, and keep it away from bleach and fabric softener. Do those things and it will stay smooth for a long time.", "llm_summary": "A standard size pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk, finished in solid black with no pattern. The fabric is 22 momme with a 600 thread count. The case measures 51 x 66 cm, listed as 20\" x 26\" and as 66 cm long by 50.8 cm wide, which is the American standard cut rather than the common South African pillow size of about 45 x 70 cm, so buyers should measure their pillow first. Closure is a concealed zip along one edge, which holds the pillow in place and makes removal for washing easy. Care is hand wash in cool water or machine wash on a gentle cycle inside a mesh bag, then lay flat to dry. Brand, weight and country of origin are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "sku": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "title": "Black 22 Momme Silk Pillowcases, Standard, 2 Pack", "slug": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "price": 1647.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/main-black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "A 600 thread count silk weave on both sides, a hidden zip that keeps the pillow in place, and a deep solid black colour that suits almost any bedroom.", "description": "The problem with the pillowcase you already own\n\nMost of us never think about the pillowcase. It comes with the sheet set, it goes on the pillow, and that is the end of it. Then one night you notice the creases pressed into your cheek, or you wake with your hair knotted on one side, or the cotton feels hot and slightly damp by 2am and you flip the pillow for the fourth time.\n\nWoven cotton has texture. Run your fingers across a percale pillowcase and you can feel the grid of it. Your face spends seven or eight hours pressed into that grid, and your hair drags across it every time you roll over. It is a small amount of friction, repeated a few thousand times a night.\n\nSilk is the obvious alternative because it is smooth in a way cotton simply cannot be. The fibre is long and continuous rather than short and spun, so the surface of the cloth has very little grip. Hair slides. Skin slides. That is the whole pitch, and it is honest. We are not going to tell you it will change your face.\n\nWhat momme means, and why 22 matters\n\nMomme is the measure that separates a good silk pillowcase from a disappointing one, and almost nobody explains it properly.\n\nIt is a weight. Specifically, it tells you how heavy a given area of the silk fabric is. Think of it the way you think of GSM for a towel or a sweatshirt. A higher momme number means more silk packed into the same square metre, which means a denser, heavier, more substantial cloth.\n\nSilk bedding usually runs somewhere between 16 and 25 momme. Below 19 and the fabric starts to feel thin and papery, and it tends to wear out faster because there is simply less material to take the abuse. At 22 momme you are in the range most people settle on. It drapes properly over a pillow instead of clinging to it, it has body in the hand, and it survives repeated cleaning without going limp.\n\nThe 600 thread count listed here describes the weave rather than the weight. It tells you how tightly the threads sit against each other, which affects how smooth the surface feels. Both numbers are useful, but if you are comparing two silk pillowcases and can only check one figure, check the momme.\n\nSilk on both sides, and why that is not a given\n\nA surprising number of silk pillowcases are only silk on one face. The top panel is silk and the underside is cotton or a blend, which keeps the price down and lets the seller still use the word silk in the title.\n\nThe catch is obvious the moment you flip your pillow in the middle of the night. You land on the wrong side and get the exact cotton texture you were trying to avoid. These are silk on both faces at the full 22 momme, so there is no wrong side.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where silk pillowcases trip people up more than anything else, and it is worth slowing down for.\n\nThese are cut to 51 x 66 cm, which is 20 by 26 inches. That is the American standard size, and a very large share of silk pillowcases sold anywhere in the world are made to American measurements because that is where the volume is.\n\nA typical South African standard pillow is closer to 45 x 70 cm. Notice what that means. The pillow is narrower than the case but about four centimetres longer. A pillow that is narrower is fine, it just sits a little relaxed inside. A pillow that is longer than 66 cm will be a squeeze, and forcing it in puts strain on the seams and the zip.\n\nSo measure. Take the pillow off the bed, lay it flat without squashing it, and run a tape from edge to edge in both directions. Write the numbers down. If your pillow is 70 cm long, this case will be snug and you may prefer to look at a queen cut, which usually runs 51 x 76 cm. If your pillow is 66 cm or under, you are sorted.\n\nIt is a two minute job that saves a return.\n\nThe zip, and how to treat it\n\nThe open end closes with a hidden zip rather than an envelope flap. There is a real argument for each, but the zip wins on one practical point. It holds the pillow completely inside. Envelope closures let the pillow work its way out over a night of tossing, and you wake up with a bare corner poking out.\n\nThe zip also gives a cleaner edge when the bed is made, which matters if the bedroom is somewhere you actually look at rather than just sleep in.\n\nThe one thing to remember is to close it before cleaning. An open zip tumbling around with delicate fabric is the single most common way silk gets snagged. Close it, and the problem disappears.\n\nWho this suits\n\nAnyone who sleeps on their side or their front gets the most out of a silk pillowcase, because that is where the friction happens. If you sleep flat on your back with your hair tucked away, you will notice the cooling more than the smoothness.\n\nPeople with long hair tend to be the keenest converts. The same goes for anyone with curls, where the drag of cotton is the enemy of a style that took effort to set.\n\nBlack makes it an easy choice for people who would hesitate over ivory or blush. If you use hair oil, or you fall into bed without taking make-up off as often as you should, a dark pillowcase is more forgiving. It is also the reason this works as a gift. You do not need to know anybody's colour scheme to know black will fit in.\n\nLooking after it\n\nThe care label says dry clean only, and that is the instruction the maker gives.\n\nIf you decide to launder it at home, treat silk the way you would treat a good wool jumper. Cool water, a detergent made for silk or delicates, no bleach, no fabric softener. Wash it on its own or with other silks rather than throwing it in with towels and zips. Close the pillowcase zip first.\n\nNever tumble dry. Heat is what kills silk, taking the sheen off and making the fibres brittle. Dry flat or hang it out of direct sun, and it will usually be ready in a few hours.\n\nIf it creases, press on the reverse at the lowest heat setting. Honestly, most creases fall out on their own once the case is stretched over a pillow.\n\nPlan on cleaning roughly once a week. This is the practical reason a two pack beats a single: one is on the bed, one is clean and waiting, and you never have to put a cotton case back on in the meantime.\n\nThe short version\n\nYou are buying two black pillowcases in mulberry silk at 22 momme, silk on both faces, woven at 600 thread count, closing with a hidden zip, cut to 51 x 66 cm.\n\nThe weight is the part that matters most. At 22 momme the fabric has enough substance to drape and to last, which is the difference between a silk pillowcase you still like in two years and one that goes thin by winter.\n\nCheck your pillow against 51 x 66 cm before you order. Keep them out of the tumble dryer. Beyond that, there is not much to it, and the first night usually tells you whether it was worth the swap.", "llm_summary": "A two pack of black silk pillowcases in a standard size of about 51 x 66 cm (20\" x 26\"). The fabric is mulberry silk at 22 momme with a stated thread count of 600, silk on both faces, in a solid black with no pattern. The open end closes with a hidden zip. The care label states dry clean only. Each box contains two pillowcases and no pillow inserts. Momme is a silk weight measure, and 22 momme sits at the heavier end of bedding silk. South African pillows are often about 45 x 70 cm, so measure the pillow before ordering.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "sku": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "title": "Green 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Standard", "slug": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "price": 925.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/main-green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from 100% mulberry silk at 600 threads with an invisible zip, this standard-size case measures 51 x 66 cm (20\" x 26\") and slips over your pillow with a smooth, cool finish.", "description": "The small thing that changes how a bed feels\n\nMost of us put a lot of thought into the mattress and almost none into the thing our face actually touches. A cotton pillowcase, even a good one, has a slightly rough weave up close. Hair catches on it. Skin drags across it when you turn over. You do not really notice until you swap it out for something smoother and then go back.\n\nThat is the whole case for silk. It is not complicated and it is not magic. Silk is a smoother surface than woven cotton, so things glide instead of catching. It also feels cool when you first lie down, which in a Highveld summer is worth something on its own.\n\nThis particular pillowcase is a standard-size case in 100% mulberry silk, green, 22 momme, with an invisible zip. Below is how to work out whether it is the right one for your bed.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you have shopped for silk bedding before, you have seen the word momme and probably skipped past it. It is worth two minutes.\n\nMomme is simply a weight measure for silk fabric. Think of it the way you think of GSM for a towel. Silk pillowcases usually sit somewhere between 16 and 25 momme. Below 19, the fabric starts to feel thin and a bit papery, and it does not drape well over a pillow. Above 25 it gets quite heavy and the price climbs sharply.\n\nTwenty-two momme is the spot most people land on. It has enough body that the case sits properly on the pillow instead of clinging to it, and it handles being washed and handled without feeling fragile. When people go looking for the best 22 momme silk pillowcase, this is why. It is the sensible middle.\n\nThread count is the other number, here 600. On cotton, thread count is the headline figure. On silk it matters less, because the fibres themselves are so fine, and momme does a better job of describing what you will actually feel. A 600 count at 22 momme points to a fine, tight, even weave. Take the momme number as the main one and treat thread count as supporting information.\n\nMulberry silk, and why it is specified\n\nSilk is not all the same. Mulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on mulberry leaves, which gives long, uniform fibres. Those long fibres are what produce the even, smooth surface people associate with silk. Other silks come from worms with a mixed diet, and the fibres are shorter and less regular, so the fabric has more texture to it.\n\nThis case is 100% mulberry silk on both faces. That second part matters more than it sounds. Some cheaper cases are silk on the sleeping side and something else on the back. Here both sides are the same, so you can flip the pillow over without losing the feel. If you are comparing options and trying to find the best 100% silk pillowcase, checking whether both faces are silk is one of the fastest ways to sort the real ones from the near misses.\n\nGet the size right before anything else\n\nThis is the part people get wrong, and it is worth slowing down for.\n\nThe case is cut to 51 x 66 cm, which is 20 by 26 inches. That is the American standard size. A lot of silk bedding is made to American measurements, including plenty of what is sold here.\n\nA typical South African pillow is closer to 45 x 70 cm. Narrower and longer. So the width is not the problem. The length is. A 70 cm pillow going into a 66 cm case is four centimetres over, and depending on how firm and plump your pillow is, that is either a tight squeeze or a no.\n\nDo this before you order. Take the pillow off the bed, lay it flat, and measure it properly in centimetres, not by eye. If it comes in at or under 66 cm long and around 51 cm wide, you are fine. If it is longer, look at a queen cut instead, which is usually around 51 x 76 cm. Searching for the best standard size silk pillowcase is only useful once you know standard is what you need.\n\nIf your pillow is slightly under the case dimensions, that is not a problem. A little room means the silk drapes rather than stretching tight over the corners, which actually looks better.\n\nThe zip, and why it is there\n\nThe closure is an invisible zip set into one edge. The teeth sit behind the fabric so the zip almost disappears when it is closed.\n\nThe practical benefit is that the pillow stays put. Envelope-style cases, the ones with a fabric flap tucked inside, tend to work loose over a few nights and leave a corner of pillow poking out. A zip does not do that. The bed looks tidier and the case stops sliding around.\n\nTwo small habits. Open the zip completely before you put the pillow in, then fold the pillow lengthwise and feed it in corner by corner rather than forcing it. And when you make the bed, put the zip end at the foot of the pillow, away from your face. Anyone looking at the best silk pillowcase with zip options should do the same regardless of which one they end up with.\n\nLiving with silk, honestly\n\nSilk needs a bit more care than cotton. Not a lot, but some, and it is better to know up front than to be annoyed later.\n\nHand wash only. Water no warmer than 30 degrees Celsius, which is cool to the touch. Soak the case in clean water first, then dissolve a mild detergent fully in the water before the silk goes in. Undissolved detergent sitting on silk is one of the quicker ways to mark it. Wash it on its own or with similar colours, and keep bleach well away.\n\nWhen it comes out, press the water out gently. Do not wring it, do not twist it. Lay it flat or hang it in the shade. Direct sun is the main thing that dulls coloured silk, and heat from a tumble dryer will do worse. If it needs pressing, use the lowest iron setting on the reverse side while it is still a bit damp.\n\nDeal with marks the same day they happen. A fresh stain on silk lifts out with cool water and gentle handling. A dried one is a much bigger job.\n\nOnce a week is a reasonable washing rhythm, matching the rest of your bedding. If you use oils or creams at night, go more often. People who want the best silk pillowcase to hand wash often buy two and rotate them, which means one is always on the bed.\n\nWho this suits, and who it does not\n\nIt suits anyone whose pillow measures up to roughly 51 x 66 cm and who does not mind washing something by hand once a week. It suits people who sleep warm, because silk does feel cooler against the face than cotton. It also makes an easy gift, since a plain green case does not need you to know what bedding someone already owns.\n\nIt does not suit someone with a long 70 cm pillow who does not want to swap pillows. It also does not suit anyone who wants to throw bedding in the machine and forget about it. That is a fair preference, it just is not what silk is.\n\nThe short version\n\nTwenty-two momme is a good, usable weight, heavy enough to feel proper and not so heavy that the price gets silly. Both sides are 100% mulberry silk, so no surprise cotton backing. The invisible zip keeps the pillow where it should be. Green works with almost anything.\n\nThe only real decision is size. Measure your pillow flat, in centimetres, and compare it to 51 x 66. Get that right and the rest takes care of itself.", "llm_summary": "A single standard-size pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides, in a solid green colour with no pattern. The silk is 22 momme with a 600 thread count, and the case measures 51 x 66 cm (20\" x 26\"), which is the American standard cut rather than the common South African pillow size of about 45 x 70 cm. Closure is an invisible zip, and one zip is included with the single pillowcase. The style is described as modern and the fabric as breathable. Care is hand wash only, at or below 30 degrees Celsius, with mild detergent dissolved in water first and no bleach. Brand, country of origin, weight and warranty are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack", "sku": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack", "title": "Green 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcases, King Size, 2 Pack", "slug": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack", "price": 2081.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack/main-green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 100% mulberry silk at 600 thread count, with a hidden zip closure and a smooth 91,4 x 50,8 cm king cut that slips over a long pillow without bunching.", "description": "The problem nobody mentions until you have already bought\n\nMost people buy a silk pillowcase on feel. They touch one in a shop, like the way it slips under their fingers, and order the first thing they find online in roughly the right colour. Then it arrives, and it is either thin enough to see through, or it hangs off the pillow by a hand's width, or it crumples into a ball by morning because the flap at the back will not hold.\n\nNone of those are silk's fault. They are size and weight problems, and both are easy to avoid once you know which two numbers to look at.\n\nThis guide covers what 22 momme actually means, why the king cut is longer than most South African pillows, and how to wash silk so it lasts years instead of months.\n\nWhat momme is, and why 22 is the number to aim for\n\nMomme is an old unit of silk weight. You will see it written as a number followed by the word, so 16 momme, 19 momme, 22 momme, 25 momme. The higher the number, the heavier and denser the silk.\n\nLightweight silk around 16 momme is cheap to make and feels lovely for about two minutes. It is thin, it tears at stress points, and it tends to come out of the wash looking tired. At the other end, 25 momme and up is wonderful but expensive, and heavier than most people want on a pillow.\n\nTwenty-two momme is where most regular silk buyers end up. It has real weight in the hand. It drapes over the pillow rather than hovering above it. It survives hand washing without losing its shape. If you are comparing a 22 momme silk pillowcase against a cheaper option, the weight is almost always what separates them, more than the colour or the stitching.\n\nThread count is the second number, and here it is 600. For silk, thread count describes how tightly packed the weave is. A dense weave gives you an even surface with a quiet sheen instead of a glassy shine. The two numbers work together. A high thread count on lightweight silk still gives you a flimsy case.\n\nDouble-sided silk versus silk on one side only\n\nThis is the detail that catches people out most often. Plenty of pillowcases sold as silk are silk on one face and cotton or polyester on the other. The listing is technically truthful and the price is lower, but you have to put the case on the right way up, and you cannot flip the pillow in the night without moving from silk to cotton.\n\nThis pair is 100% mulberry silk on both faces. It makes life simpler. The case goes on either way, the pillow flips to a cool side that is still silk, and you are not paying attention to orientation at eleven at night.\n\nMulberry silk, specifically, is the silk from silkworms raised on mulberry leaves. The fibres are long and even, which is why it feels consistent across the whole surface rather than slightly rough in patches.\n\nThe size question, and why it matters more here\n\nEach case in this pack measures 91,4 cm long by 50,8 cm wide. In inches that is roughly 36 by 20. This is the American king cut.\n\nA standard South African pillow is about 45 x 70 cm. That is a meaningful gap. Put a 91 cm case on a 70 cm pillow and you have more than 20 cm of empty silk at one end.\n\nSome people genuinely like that look. The loose end flops softly and reads as relaxed, almost hotel-like. Others find it annoying and want a case that sits tight. Neither is wrong, but you should know which camp you are in before you order.\n\nThe fix is simple. Before you buy anything, lay your pillow flat without squashing it and run a tape measure along the long edge. If you get a number close to 90 cm, this is your size. If you get 70 cm, you either want a king pillow to go with it, or a shorter case.\n\nCommon pillow cuts you will run into:\nStandard South African, roughly 45 x 70 cm\nAmerican standard, about 51 x 66 cm\nAmerican queen, about 51 x 76 cm\nAmerican king, about 51 x 91 cm\n\nThis set matches that last one.\n\nWhy a zip beats an envelope flap\n\nAn envelope closure is a folded flap of fabric at the back of the case with no fastening. It is cheap to sew and it works fine on a tightly stuffed pillow that never moves.\n\nSilk is slippery. That is the whole point of it. A slippery pillow inside a slippery case with an open flap has a habit of creeping out during the night, and you wake up with the pillow half naked and your cheek on the mattress protector.\n\nThe hidden zip on these cases removes that. The pillow goes in, the zip closes, and it stays where you put it. Because the zip is sewn in to sit out of sight, the pillow still looks like a clean block of green silk from the front. No visible hardware, no flap gaping open.\n\nThe only thing worth knowing is where the zip sits. Put the zipped edge toward the headboard or the outside of the bed and you will never feel it.\n\nLiving with the colour\n\nThe green here is solid, with no print or pattern. Solid colours are the safer buy if you change your bedding around, because they do not date the way a print does.\n\nGreen sits comfortably with white cotton, grey, charcoal and natural linen. It is warm enough to stop a white bed looking clinical and quiet enough that it does not take over the room. If your bedroom leans towards wood, cream or stone, it will slot in without any thought.\n\nScreens do shift colours slightly, so expect a small difference between what you see and what arrives. That is true of any fabric bought online.\n\nWashing silk without ruining it\n\nHere is the part people skip, and it is the single biggest reason silk pillowcases end up disappointing.\n\nSilk is a protein fibre, much like hair. It does not like heat, bleach, or harsh enzymes. The care guidance for these cases is hand washing at a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius.\n\nThe routine takes about five minutes:\n\n1. Fill a basin with cool water and dissolve a mild detergent completely before the silk goes anywhere near it. Neat detergent on silk leaves marks.\n2. Soak the case in clean water first, then wash it gently by hand. No scrubbing, no twisting.\n3. Wash it on its own or with similar colours. Do this religiously for the first few washes.\n4. Press the water out between your hands or inside a towel. Never wring it.\n5. Dry it flat or on a line, out of direct sunlight.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use the lowest heat your iron offers and work on the inside of the case, ideally while it is still a little damp.\n\nTwo things kill silk fast. One is sunlight, which fades dye and weakens fibres. The other is bleach and strong biological detergents, which are literally designed to break down protein. Avoid both and a 22 momme case will keep its hand and its colour for years.\n\nStains need the same-day treatment. Fresh marks rinse out of silk fairly easily in cool water. Marks that have dried in and been slept on for a week are a different problem entirely.\n\nWhy a two pack makes practical sense\n\nOne silk pillowcase is a nice object. Two is a system.\n\nWith a pair you can strip one off for washing and put the other straight on, so the bed is never back to cotton while the silk dries. On a double bed, a two pack covers both sides. On a single, it gives you a spare that doubles the life of each case because neither is in constant rotation.\n\nA mulberry silk pillowcase set also makes a tidier gift than a single case, which can look a bit mean once it is out of the box.\n\nThe short version\n\nLook at momme before anything else, and 22 is the weight most people are happy with long term. Check that the silk is on both faces, not just the side facing up. Measure your pillow against the 91,4 cm king length, because this cut is made for a long pillow and a standard South African pillow is about 20 cm shorter. Prefer a zip over an envelope flap, since silk slides. Then hand wash cool, skip the bleach, and dry out of the sun.\n\nGet those right and the pillowcase stops being a fussy purchase and just becomes part of the bed.", "llm_summary": "A two pack of king size silk pillowcases in a solid green, made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides. The silk is woven at 22 momme with a 600 thread count. Each case measures 91,4 x 50,8 cm, roughly 36 x 20 inches, which is the American king cut rather than the standard South African pillow size of about 45 x 70 cm, so buyers should measure their pillow first. Closure is a hidden zip. The style is modern and the pattern is solid with no print. Care is hand wash at or below 30 degrees Celsius with a mild detergent, no bleach, washed separately or with similar colours. Weight, country of origin and brand are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "sku": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "title": "Green 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcases, Standard, 2 Pack", "slug": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "price": 1647.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/main-green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 100% mulberry silk at 600 thread count, 66 x 50.8 cm (26\" x 20\"), sold as a pair so one can be on the bed while the other is in the wash.", "description": "The problem with a cotton pillowcase\n\nMost of us sleep on cotton without ever thinking about it. Cotton is cheap, it washes well, and it has been the default for generations. But cotton has one property that becomes obvious the moment you try something else: the surface is dry and slightly grabby.\n\nRun your hand across a cotton pillowcase and you can feel it. Hair catches on it. Skin drags across it. When you move in your sleep, and most people move dozens of times a night, your face and hair are pulled along a textured surface over and over for seven or eight hours.\n\nSilk does not behave that way. The fibre is smooth and the weave is fine, so things slide rather than catch. That is the whole difference, and it is why people who switch usually do not switch back.\n\nWhat momme actually means\n\nIf you shop for silk bedding you will see the word momme everywhere, often written as a number followed by \"mm\". It is confusing at first because it looks like millimetres. It is not.\n\nMomme is a weight measurement for silk fabric, dating back to Japanese textile trade. It tells you how dense the cloth is. Higher momme means more silk per square metre, which means a heavier, more substantial fabric.\n\nHere is roughly how the scale plays out for pillowcases:\n\nSilk at 16 momme is the entry point. It is genuinely silk and it feels nice, but it is light. Hold it up to a window and you will see plenty of light through it. It tends to show wear sooner.\n\nSilk at 19 momme is a middle ground. Noticeably more body than 16, and a common price-conscious choice.\n\nSilk at 22 momme, which is what these green silk pillowcases use, is where most regular buyers settle. The fabric has real weight to it. It drapes over a pillow properly instead of clinging, and it stands up to regular hand washing without going thin.\n\nSilk at 25 momme and above is the heavyweight end. It is lovely, but it costs considerably more and some people find it almost stiff until it has been washed a few times.\n\nSo when you see 22 momme on a listing, you are looking at the weight that balances feel, durability and price. It is the figure to look for in a best mulberry silk pillowcase without stepping into luxury pricing.\n\nThread count, and why momme matters more\n\nThese cases are woven to a 600 thread count. Thread count is the number of threads in a measured square of fabric, and in cotton it is the headline number everyone quotes.\n\nWith silk, it is secondary. You can have a high thread count using very fine, light threads and end up with a flimsy fabric. Momme accounts for both the number of threads and their weight, which is why it is the more honest measure.\n\nThat said, 600 thread count alongside 22 momme describes a tightly woven cloth with a fine, even surface. The two numbers together tell you more than either one alone.\n\nDouble-sided silk, and why it matters\n\nSome silk pillowcases are silk on one side only, with cotton or polyester on the back. The listing will usually not shout about this.\n\nThe problem is obvious once you think about it. You flip your pillow during the night. Children flip pillows constantly. If only one face is silk, half your sleeping time is spent on something else.\n\nThis pair is 100% mulberry silk on both faces. Whichever way the pillow lands, you are on silk. It costs more to make a case this way, and it is one of the things worth checking on any silk pillowcase before you buy.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where most silk pillowcase purchases go wrong, so read this part carefully.\n\nThese cases measure 66 x 50.8 cm, which is 26 by 20 inches. That is the American standard size.\n\nSouth African pillows do not always match American sizing. A common local pillow runs about 45 x 70 cm. That is narrower and longer than the American standard. On a case cut to 66 x 50.8 cm, a 45 x 70 cm pillow will be a squeeze lengthways and loose across the width.\n\nOther sizes you may have at home:\n\nA queen pillow is often around 51 x 76 cm. Too long for this case.\n\nA king pillow is often around 51 x 91 cm. Much too long.\n\nThe fix is simple. Take a tape measure to the pillow you actually sleep on, before you order anything. Measure the length and the width while the pillow is lying flat and not squashed. If the numbers come in at or just under 66 x 50.8 cm, this standard size silk pillowcase will fit well. If your pillow is longer, you need a different size.\n\nA slightly loose fit is fine and even looks good, because the silk falls in soft folds. A too-tight fit strains the seams and pulls the fabric flat.\n\nThe zip, and why it is not a minor detail\n\nPillowcases close in one of two ways. An envelope flap is a folded tail of fabric that tucks the pillow in. A zip runs along one edge and seals it.\n\nOn a cotton case, an envelope flap works fine. Cotton has enough grip to stay put.\n\nOn silk, it often does not. The fabric is slippery by design, which is the point of it, and a flap can slide open while you sleep. You wake up with the pillow half out.\n\nThese cases use a hidden zip set into the seam. The pillow stays in. The zip itself is tucked away in the hem so it is not pressing against your cheek, which is a detail some cheaper zipped cases get wrong.\n\nWhy buying a pair makes sense\n\nSilk pillowcases need hand washing, and hand washing takes a little planning. A single case means your pillow goes bare while the silk dries.\n\nWith two in the pack, you rotate. One is on the bed, one is drying. There is no gap and no night spent back on cotton. This is the practical reason a silk pillowcase pair tends to be the sensible buy, particularly if you are new to silk and want to keep the habit going.\n\nHow to wash and care for silk\n\nThe rules are short and they matter.\n\nKeep the water cool. The maximum given is 30°C, which is 86°F. Hot water is what damages silk fibres faster than anything else.\n\nHand wash, not machine wash. A basin and five minutes is all it takes.\n\nDissolve the detergent in the water before the silk goes in. Undiluted detergent sitting on a patch of silk can mark it. Use a mild one and not much of it.\n\nSoak the case in clean water first. This helps the fabric relax before any detergent touches it.\n\nWash alone or with similar colours, especially for the first few washes, since the green is a solid dye.\n\nNever bleach. Not even a little. Avoid detergents with optical brighteners too.\n\nTreat marks the same day they happen. Silk holds onto set-in stains far more stubbornly than cotton does.\n\nDry flat or on a line, out of direct sun. Do not tumble dry. Do not wring the water out, just press it gently between your hands or in a towel.\n\nIf you want to press it, use a cool iron on the reverse while the fabric is still a touch damp. Most people find they never bother.\n\nFollow those points and a 22 momme case will keep its hand and its colour for a long time.\n\nWho this suits\n\nAnyone who wants to try silk bedding without going to the heaviest and most expensive weight. Anyone with long hair who is tired of waking up with it tangled against cotton. Anyone redoing a bedroom in a softer colour palette, since the solid green works with a lot of linen and neutral schemes.\n\nIt also makes a straightforward gift. Two matching cases cover a full bed, which is more useful than a single. If you are buying for someone else, try to find out their pillow size first.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a pair of green silk pillowcases in standard size, 66 x 50.8 cm (26\" x 20\"), made from 100% mulberry silk on both faces at 22 momme and 600 thread count, closed with a hidden zip.\n\nThe 22 momme weight is the sweet spot for everyday use. The double-sided construction means real silk whichever way the pillow turns. The zip keeps the pillow where it should be. Two in the pack means you are never caught without a clean one.\n\nMeasure your pillow before you order. That one step prevents almost every problem people have with silk pillowcase sizing. Then hand wash cool, skip the bleach, line dry out of the sun, and the pair will serve you well.", "llm_summary": "This is a two-pack of green silk pillowcases in standard size, each measuring 66 x 50.8 cm (26 x 20 inches). The fabric is 100% mulberry silk on both sides at 22 momme weight and 600 thread count, in a solid green with a modern plain style and no pattern. Each case closes with a hidden zip rather than an envelope flap. Care is hand wash only at a maximum of 30°C (86°F), using a mild detergent dissolved fully in the water, washed alone or with similar colours, and never bleached. Stains should be treated the same day. The maker does not state the item weight, the country of origin or a brand name. Prices are shown in South African rand.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "sku": "grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "title": "Grey 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Queen with Hidden Zip", "slug": "grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "price": 1288.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/main-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from pure mulberry silk in a smooth solid grey, finished with neat stitching and a concealed zip that holds the pillow still all night.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody talks about\n\nMost of us inherit our pillowcases. They come in a set with the duvet cover, they are cotton, and we never think about them again until the morning the hair at the back of our head looks like it has been through a hedge. Cotton is a good fabric for a lot of things. It is absorbent, it washes hot, it lasts. But it is also a woven fabric with real texture, and over seven or eight hours your hair and your face are pressed against that texture and dragged across it every time you turn over.\n\nThat is the problem a silk pillowcase solves. Not a dramatic one, but a daily one. The surface of mulberry silk is so smooth that hair slides instead of catching, and your cheek moves across the fabric rather than being pulled along with it. You notice it the first night. Plenty of people who buy their first mulberry silk pillowcase end up buying a second within the month.\n\nWhat mulberry silk actually is\n\nSilk comes from the cocoon of a silkworm. Mulberry silk specifically comes from silkworms fed on mulberry leaves, and that controlled diet produces unusually long, even, uniform fibres. Long fibres matter because they can be spun into a thread with fewer joins and fewer loose ends, and that gives you the flat, low-friction face you are paying for.\n\nShorter-fibre silks exist and they are cheaper, but they have a slightly fuzzier surface and they pill sooner. When people talk about the best pure silk pillowcase, they almost always mean long-fibre mulberry silk, which is what this case is made from.\n\nSatin is a different thing entirely, and the two words get mixed up constantly. Satin is a weave structure, not a fibre. You can weave polyester into satin and it will look shiny in a photograph, but it will not breathe the same way, and on a warm Highveld night you will feel the difference. Silk is a natural protein fibre and handles body heat far better.\n\nMomme, thread count and which number to trust\n\nSilk is measured in momme, an old unit that describes the weight of the fabric. Higher momme means a denser cloth. Very light silks around 12 or 16 momme feel delicate and wear out faster under nightly use. Heavier silks feel substantial and hold up to regular washing.\n\nThis case is a 22 momme silk pillowcase, which sits in the band most people consider the sweet spot for bedding. It is heavy enough to feel like a proper piece of fabric and to survive the wash cycle, without the slight stiffness you get at the very top of the range.\n\nThe maker also lists a 600 thread count. Thread count is more meaningful on cotton than on silk, because silk threads are so much finer that the numbers are not really comparable. If you are weighing up two silk pillowcases, momme tells you more than thread count does.\n\nGetting the size right in South Africa\n\nThis is where most disappointment comes from, so it is worth slowing down. This pillowcase is cut to the American queen size, 76.2 x 50.8 cm, which is 30\" x 20\".\n\nA standard South African pillow is usually around 45 x 70 cm. That is noticeably smaller than this case. Your pillow will fit, but it will swim a little and the fabric will gather at the ends. Some people like that slightly loose, hotel-ish look. Others want the case pulled taut.\n\nIf you sleep on a larger imported pillow, a continental-style pillow or a deep memory foam pillow, the queen cut is often exactly right. Contoured foam pillows with a moulded wave shape are the one category to be careful with, because they do not always sit flat inside a plain rectangular case.\n\nThe fix is simple. Lay the pillow flat without pressing it down, measure edge to edge across the long side, then measure the short side. Compare those two numbers with 76.2 and 50.8. If your pillow is within a few centimetres on each measurement, you will be happy.\n\nWhy the zip matters more than you think\n\nClosures sound like a detail until you have slept on both kinds. An envelope closure is a flap of fabric folded over the pillow end. It is cheap to make, it looks tidy, and it works fine if you lie still. If you move around at night, the pillow slowly works its way out and you wake up with a bare corner under your ear.\n\nA concealed zip runs along one edge and shuts the case properly. The pillow stays where you put it. The zip on this case sits flush with the seam so it is hidden when the pillow is in, and you do not feel it under your head.\n\nThe other benefit is practical. A zip makes it quick to pull the case off, which sounds trivial until you consider that a pillowcase you can strip in five seconds is a pillowcase you will actually wash on schedule. Anyone looking for the best machine washable silk pillowcase should care about this, because the whole routine lives or dies on how easy it is.\n\nLiving with grey\n\nGrey is the colour that does not ask anything of you. It sits next to white sheets, charcoal throws, navy duvets, cream linen and almost anything in between. It does not clash, it does not date, and it does not shout for attention at the end of the bed.\n\nIt is also more forgiving than white. Night creams, a smear of mascara you missed, the usual marks of daily life, grey handles all of that better than a bright white case does. If you want to add one piece of better bedding without redoing the whole room, a single grey silk pillowcase is one of the easiest upgrades there is.\n\nWashing it without ruining it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it is particular. Get these few things right and the case will last years.\n\nWash cool. Hot water is the fastest way to damage silk fibres and dull the surface. Use a mild detergent made for delicates or wool, nothing with bleach, enzymes or optical brighteners. Skip fabric softener entirely, because it leaves a film on the fibre that takes away the very smoothness you bought the case for.\n\nIf you are using the machine, set it to the gentle cycle and put the pillowcase inside a mesh laundry bag. The bag stops the case from wrapping around other items or catching on a zip. Hand washing in a basin of cool water is gentler still and takes about four minutes.\n\nDrying is where people go wrong. Never put silk in a tumble dryer. Lay the case flat on a dry towel or hang it on a line in the shade. Direct sun will fade the dye and weaken the fibre over time. It usually dries in a couple of hours.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use the lowest iron setting, work on the reverse side, and do it while the fabric is still a touch damp. Most of the time a good flat dry means you can skip ironing altogether.\n\nWash it roughly once a week, more if you use heavy products at night. Regular gentle washing is better for the fabric than letting oils build up. Owning two cases makes the rotation painless.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIf you have long hair, you will notice the difference most, because long hair spends more of the night in contact with the pillow. If you move around a lot in your sleep, the zip will matter to you. If you run warm at night, a breathable natural fibre is a better bet than a shiny synthetic.\n\nIt also makes a genuinely good gift. A silk pillowcase is the sort of thing people enjoy but rarely buy for themselves, and grey is safe for almost any bedroom.\n\nWhat it is not\n\nIt is a pillow cover, not a pillow. Nothing comes inside it. It is a single case, not a pair, so order two if you want the bed to match. And we are only going to tell you about the fabric, the size, the closure and the care. We will not make claims about what it does for your skin or your hair beyond the plain fact that silk is smoother than cotton and creates less friction.\n\nThe short version\n\nMulberry silk, solid grey, queen cut at 76.2 x 50.8 cm, concealed zip, machine washable on a gentle cycle. Measure your pillow before you order, because this is an American queen size and a standard South African pillow is smaller. Wash it cool, dry it flat in the shade, and keep it away from heat and bleach. Do that, and you have a piece of bedding that quietly improves every single night.", "llm_summary": "A single grey queen size pillowcase made from mulberry silk, sold by the Mulberry Silk Company for delivery across South Africa. It measures 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30\" x 20\"), the American queen cut, and closes with a concealed zip that holds the pillow in place and makes washing easy. The fabric is a solid grey with no pattern, listed at a 600 thread count, in a classic plain style. Each order includes the pillowcase and a packing bag. Care is machine wash on a gentle cycle, ideally inside a mesh bag, or hand wash in cool water and lay flat to dry. Brand, weight, country of origin and fill details are not stated by the maker. Price in South African rand.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "sku": "grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "title": "Grey Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Queen 19 Momme", "slug": "grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "price": 965.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.1 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/main-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-3.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk with a 600 thread count weave, a hidden zipper closure and a cool, smooth surface that hair and skin slide over with less friction than cotton.", "description": "The problem with most pillowcases\n\nMost of us never think about what our face spends eight hours pressed against. We buy a set of sheets, the pillowcases come with them, and that is the end of it. Then one morning you catch yourself in the mirror with a crease running diagonally across your cheek, or your hair looks like it lost an argument overnight, and you start wondering whether the fabric has something to do with it.\n\nIt does. Woven cotton, even good cotton, has a surface with real texture to it. Under a microscope the fibres are short and they stick out in all directions. When you turn your head during the night, your hair and skin drag across that texture. Over one night it is nothing. Over a few thousand nights it adds up to a lot of small tugging.\n\nSilk is a different animal. The filament is long, smooth and continuous, which is why the cloth feels the way it does. Things slide over it. That is the entire pitch, and it is a simple one, but it is the reason people who switch rarely go back.\n\nWhat the numbers on a silk pillowcase actually mean\n\nShopping for silk means running into a few terms that do not come up anywhere else in bedding. Here is what they mean in plain words.\n\nMomme is the weight of the cloth. It is an old Japanese measure and it works a bit like GSM does for cotton. For pillowcases, anything under 16 momme is thin enough that you will notice, and anything over about 25 starts to feel heavy and costs a lot more. This case is 19 momme, which sits in the comfortable middle. It has enough body to drape nicely over a pillow and hold a shape, without the stiffness you get at the heavy end.\n\nGrade describes the quality of the raw filament before it is woven. The scale runs from A at the bottom to 6A at the top, and it measures things like how long the fibre is, how even its thickness is, and how free it is of defects. Grade 6A is the top of that scale. In practice, a higher grade means a smoother, more even surface with a more consistent sheen.\n\nThread count gets a lot of attention in cotton and rather less in silk, because momme already tells you most of what you need. Still, 600 indicates a fine, tightly woven cloth. When you are comparing options, look at momme first and treat thread count as supporting information.\n\nDouble-sided is worth checking on every listing. A fair number of cheaper pillowcases use real silk on the face and something else underneath, usually a polyester satin or a cotton blend. You cannot tell by looking at a photo. This one is pure silk on both faces, which means it wears evenly and it does not matter which way the pillow lands.\n\nSize is where most people get caught out\n\nThis is the part worth slowing down for. Silk pillowcases are almost always cut to American sizing, which does not match what a South African pillow usually measures.\n\nAmerican standard runs about 51 by 66 cm. American queen is roughly 51 by 76 cm. American king is around 51 by 91 cm. Meanwhile a typical South African pillow is somewhere near 45 by 70 cm, which falls between the American standard and queen.\n\nThis case is 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, listed as Queen 20 by 30 inches. Put a 45 by 70 cm pillow inside it and you will have a bit of slack at the end. Most people find that looks perfectly normal and feels soft, because the extra fabric gathers gently rather than pulling tight. If you prefer a snug, tailored look with no loose fabric, the fit will be looser than you want.\n\nSo measure. Lay the pillow flat on the bed, do not squash it, and run a tape from edge to edge along both the length and the width. Note the depth too, because a thick memory foam pillow eats into the usable length of any case. Then compare against 75 by 50 cm and decide whether that works for you. Two minutes with a tape measure saves a return.\n\nWhy the zip matters more than you would think\n\nPillowcases close in one of three ways. An open end is the simplest, an envelope flap tucks the pillow in behind a fold, and a zip seals it shut.\n\nOpen ends and envelope backs both have the same weakness. If you move a lot at night, or if your pillow is on the firm side, the pillow slowly works its way towards the opening. You wake up with a corner of bare pillow against your cheek, which rather defeats the point of buying a silk pillowcase in the first place.\n\nA hidden zip solves that. The pillow stays where you put it, the case keeps a neat rectangular shape, and the zip itself tucks away out of sight along the side edge. You will not feel it while you sleep because it does not run across the sleeping surface. The one habit to build is closing the zip before you wash the case, so the teeth cannot catch the weave while it is moving around in the water.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople with long hair or curls tend to notice the difference fastest, because that is where friction does the most visible work. Anyone who sleeps hot often likes silk too, since it feels cool when you first lie down. If you use night creams or hair oils, silk absorbs less of them than cotton does, which means more of what you applied stays where you put it.\n\nIt also just feels good. That is a perfectly reasonable reason to buy one. A single grey pillowcase on an otherwise ordinary bed is a small, cheap upgrade to something you use every single night.\n\nWho it suits less well: anyone who wants bedding they can throw in a hot machine wash and forget about. Silk needs hand washing, and if that sounds like a chore you will not keep up with, be honest with yourself before you order.\n\nLooking after it\n\nThe care here is hand wash only, and it is genuinely not difficult once you have done it twice.\n\nFill a basin with cool water and add a small amount of a gentle detergent made for wool or delicates. Nothing with bleach, nothing with enzymes, nothing with optical brighteners. Swirl the case around for a few minutes, then rinse in clean cool water until the water runs clear.\n\nDo not wring it. Twisting wet silk stretches the fibres out of shape. Instead, press the water out between your palms, lay the case flat on a dry towel, roll the towel up like a Swiss roll and press. Then unroll it and either dry it flat or hang it in the shade. Direct sun is what fades colour and dulls the surface, so keep it out of the afternoon light.\n\nSkip the tumble dryer entirely. If you want to press it, use the coolest iron setting on the reverse side while the fabric is still a little damp. Honestly, most creases drop out once the case is stretched over a pillow.\n\nWash every week or two, the same as any pillowcase. Having two means one is always ready while the other dries, which is the usual reason people end up ordering a second.\n\nOn colour\n\nGrey is the safe choice and that is not a criticism. It is a plain solid with no pattern, no border and no trim. It sits well against white sheets, picks up charcoal and navy nicely, and does not fight with natural linen. It also hides the ordinary wear of daily use better than white does, while staying neutral enough that you will not get bored of it.\n\nThe short version\n\nNineteen momme, Grade 6A mulberry silk, pure on both faces, 600 thread count, plain grey, hidden zip. It measures 75 by 50 cm, which is American queen sizing, so take a tape measure to your pillow before you order. One pillowcase per pack, so buy two for a matching pair. Hand wash cool, dry in the shade, keep it away from hot irons and bleach.\n\nDo that and you have a pillowcase that will still look good in a few years, on a bed you are slightly more pleased to get into each night.", "llm_summary": "This is a single queen size pillowcase made from 100% Grade 6A mulberry silk, with pure silk on both faces. The fabric is 19 momme with a stated thread count of 600, in a plain solid grey with no pattern. Measurements are 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, listed as Queen 20 by 30 inches. The closure is a hidden zipper. The maker describes it as breathable and temperature-controlling, and lists it for indoor use. Item weight is 0.1 kg. Care is hand wash only. The pack contains one pillowcase. Brand, country of origin and fibre certification are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "sku": "iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "title": "Iron Grey Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Queen 19 Momme", "slug": "iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "price": 942.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.1 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/main-iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-3.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, a hidden zipper closure and a queen cut of 75 x 50 cm, so hair and skin glide instead of dragging.", "description": "The small problem that nobody talks about\n\nYou wash your hair, you brush it out, you go to sleep, and in the morning it looks like you lost a fight. Or you wake with a crease across one cheek that takes until mid-morning to settle. Neither of these is a crisis. But both of them come from the same place: friction between your face, your hair and the cloth you spend eight hours pressed against.\n\nCotton is a brilliant fabric for many things. It is absorbent, it is tough, it washes well. But cotton fibres have texture. Under a microscope a cotton weave looks like a field of tiny ridges, and hair catches on those ridges every time you move your head. Multiply that by a few hundred turns a night and you get tangles, frizz and sleep creases.\n\nSilk is a different kind of fibre. It is a continuous filament rather than a short staple, and the surface is smooth. Hair slides over it. Skin slides over it. That is the whole mechanism, and it is why silk pillowcases have gone from a luxury-hotel oddity to something a lot of people now keep on their everyday bed.\n\nWhat mulberry silk actually is\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms fed exclusively on mulberry leaves. The controlled diet produces a long, even, pale filament, which in turn produces a smoother and more uniform cloth than wild silk. When a listing says mulberry silk, it is telling you about the source of the fibre, not the weave.\n\nGrade is the next thing you will see. Silk filament is graded on a scale, and 6A sits at the top of it. The grade reflects fibre length and consistency. This pillowcase is described as Grade 6A, which is what you want to see on the label if you are comparing options.\n\nThen there is momme. This is the figure that matters most and the one shoppers skip past. Momme measures the weight of the fabric. Silk pillowcases generally run from about 16 momme up to 25. A 16 momme silk is light, cheaper and feels lovely at first, but it is thinner and shows wear sooner. A 25 momme silk is dense and luxurious but costs more and takes longer to dry. This case is 19 momme, which lands in the sensible middle of that range. It has enough weight to drape properly over the pillow and enough substance to take regular hand washing.\n\nThe thread count here is given as 600. With cotton, thread count is the headline figure. With silk, momme is the more honest measure, because you can weave a very high thread count from very fine, very thin yarn. Use the momme figure first and treat thread count as supporting information.\n\nDouble-sided matters more than you would think\n\nA lot of pillowcases sold as silk are silk on one side only. The underside is cotton, polyester or a blend, which keeps the price down. In a shop photo you cannot tell the difference. In use you can, because the moment you flip the pillow over in the night you are back on an ordinary fabric.\n\nThis one is double-sided silk. Both faces are the same material, so there is no wrong side. For anyone comparing the best double sided silk pillowcase against a cheaper single-sided one, that is the difference worth paying for.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where most returns come from, so take two minutes with a tape measure.\n\nA standard South African pillow is roughly 45 x 70 cm. Many silk pillowcases, including this one, are cut to American sizes. The American standard is about 51 x 66 cm, queen is 51 x 76 cm and king is 51 x 91 cm. This case is listed at 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, described as queen, 20 by 30 inches.\n\nWhat that means in practice is that a typical South African pillow will slip into this case with a little room at the ends. That is fine. A slightly relaxed fit lets the silk drape instead of pulling tight, and it takes strain off the seams. What you do not want is a pillow larger than the case. Silk will not stretch, and forcing an oversized pillow in is the fastest way to split a seam.\n\nSo: measure the pillow, not the old pillowcase. Pillowcases are cut with ease built in and will give you a misleading number.\n\nThe zipper question\n\nSilk pillowcases close in one of three ways. Envelope flaps tuck the pillow behind an overlapping panel. Open ends have no closure at all. Zippers run along one edge and seal the pillow inside.\n\nThis case uses a hidden zipper, set into the seam so it does not sit against your skin. The practical advantage is that the pillow stays put. If you are a restless sleeper, an envelope closure tends to work its way open and by morning half the pillow is out. A zipper solves that. The trade-off is that you need to be a bit careful when you wash it, closing the zipper first so the pull does not catch on the fabric.\n\nColour and how it fits a room\n\nIron grey is a cool, deep grey. It is not charcoal and it is not a soft mist grey. It sits somewhere between, which is what makes it so easy to live with. It works against white bedding, against navy, against natural linen tones and against most patterned duvet covers. It also hides the faint marks that show up on pale silk long before they would show up on a darker cloth.\n\nThe maker states the dyes are colourfast and resist fading with washing. Any dyed fabric holds its colour better when washed cool and dried out of the sun, so follow the care instructions and the grey should stay grey.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash only. That is the instruction given, and it is worth following.\n\nFill a basin with cool water and add a small amount of detergent made for delicate fabrics. Normal laundry detergent is often too harsh for silk. Swirl the case through the water for a minute or two, then rinse in clean cool water until the water runs clear.\n\nDo not wring it out. Twisting silk stresses the fibres and leaves creases that are hard to shift. Instead, lay the case flat on a dry towel, roll the towel up and press gently to pull the water out. Then dry it flat or hang it in the shade.\n\nKeep it away from direct sunlight, radiators and tumble dryers. Heat and UV are the two things that age silk fastest. If you want to iron it, use the coolest setting, work on the reverse side and do it while the fabric is still a little damp. Most of the time you will not need to, because the creases fall out once the case is back on the pillow.\n\nWash it every one to two weeks, same as any pillowcase. If you use heavy night creams or leave oils in your hair overnight, make it weekly.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople with long hair, who are tired of waking to tangles. People who sleep hot and want something that does not feel warm against the face. People who have cotton everything and want one small upgrade that they will actually notice every single night.\n\nIt also makes a straightforward gift. Silk is something plenty of people are curious about and few buy for themselves, and a solid iron grey sidesteps the problem of guessing someone's colour scheme.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a queen size mulberry silk pillowcase in iron grey, 75 x 50 cm, made from Grade 6A silk at 19 momme with a 600 thread count. Both sides are silk. A hidden zipper keeps the pillow in place. It weighs almost nothing and it washes by hand in cool water.\n\nMeasure your pillow before you order, wash it gently, keep it out of the sun, and it should stay smooth and grey for a very long time.", "llm_summary": "This is a queen size mulberry silk pillowcase in iron grey, sold as a single piece. The fabric is Grade 6A mulberry silk at 19 momme with a stated thread count of 600, and the case is double-sided, meaning silk on both faces. It measures 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, listed as 20 by 30 inches, and closes with a hidden zipper. The pattern is solid with no theme or print. Listed features include breathability and temperature control. Item weight is 0.1 kg. Care is hand wash only. Brand, country of origin and any certification are not stated by the maker. Delivery to South Africa is tracked and takes 10 to 20 working days.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print", "sku": "kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print", "title": "Kids Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Fish Tail Print", "slug": "kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print", "price": 525.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "100 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/main-kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Queen size at 51 x 76 cm (20 x 30 inches) with a hidden side zip, the same print on both sides, and a wash-fast colour that stays bright.", "description": "The problem with a child's pillowcase\n\nMost children's bedding is picked for the picture on the front. That is fair enough, because a child who likes their bed goes to bed more easily. The trouble is that the fabric underneath is usually a cheap cotton poly blend that gets warm, creases into the face and drags on hair all night.\n\nIf your child has long hair, you already know how this ends. Mornings start with a knot at the back of the head and a brush that will not go through it. If your child runs hot, you know the other version of the same problem, where they flip the pillow six times looking for a cool patch.\n\nA silk pillowcase sorts out both of those things, not by doing anything clever, but because of how the fibre behaves. Silk is smooth and it feels cool. Hair and skin slide across it instead of catching. That is the whole idea.\n\nWhat 19 momme actually tells you\n\nMomme is to silk what thread count is to cotton, a number that tells you roughly how much fabric you are getting. It measures the weight of the silk. Higher numbers mean a denser, heavier cloth.\n\nSilk bedding runs from about 16 momme at the light end to 25 momme at the heavy end. Below 16 you get something that feels lovely in the shop and goes thin and papery after a few months. At 19 momme, which is where this case sits, you are in the range most people consider the sensible middle. It is thick enough to feel like proper fabric in the hand, it drapes well, and it handles regular washing without turning fragile.\n\nGoing heavier than 19 is an option, but it costs more and the difference is subtle for a child's bed. For a kids silk pillowcase that is going to get real use, 19 momme is a good landing spot.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where most silk pillowcase orders go wrong, so it is worth being slow about it.\n\nThis case is a queen cut at 51 x 76 cm, which is 20 x 30 inches. That is an American sizing standard, and a lot of silk bedding is made to American measurements regardless of where it ends up being sold.\n\nA typical South African pillow is nearer 45 x 70 cm. Put that pillow inside a 51 x 76 cm case and it fits, with a few centimetres of slack at the end and a slightly loose feel across the width. Plenty of people like that. The case drapes rather than stretching tight, and it is easier to get the pillow in and out.\n\nIf you want it snug, you have two choices. You can buy a pillow cut to queen size, or you can accept the softer fit. What you should not do is guess. Take a tape measure to the pillow that is actually on the bed right now, write the numbers down, and compare them. It takes two minutes and saves a return.\n\nFor reference, the common American cuts are standard at 51 x 66 cm, queen at 51 x 76 cm and king at 51 x 91 cm. This one is the middle of those three.\n\nWhy the zip matters more than you would think\n\nPillowcases close in one of two ways. An envelope flap folds the fabric over itself, and a zip closes the opening properly.\n\nEnvelope cases are fine for an adult who sleeps reasonably still. They are less fine for a child who treats the bed like a wrestling mat. The pillow slowly works its way out of the flap, and by morning there is bare pillow sticking out one end.\n\nThis case uses a hidden side zip. It runs along the seam, so it is not under the face, and the pillow stays where you put it. The practical downside of any zip is that it can catch delicate fabric in the wash, so close it fully before the pillowcase goes anywhere near water. That one habit solves the problem.\n\nThe print, and why both sides matter\n\nThe design is a fish tail print, done in a cartoon style with strong colour. It is printed on both the front and the back of the case.\n\nThat sounds like a small thing. It is not, if you have ever watched a child flip their pillow. A single-sided print means the bed looks finished half the time and plain the other half. With the same print on both faces, it does not matter which way the pillow lands.\n\nThe maker states the graphics hold their colour through washing. Cold water, mild detergent and shade drying will keep that true for as long as possible. Hot water and direct sun are what dull printed fabric, whatever the material.\n\nWashing it without ruining it\n\nHere is the honest part. Silk needs hand washing, and this one is hand wash only. If nobody in your house is going to hand wash a pillowcase, buy cotton and be happy.\n\nIf you are willing, it is genuinely quick. Fill a basin with cold water, add a small amount of detergent made for delicates, and swish the case through for a minute or two. Do not scrub, do not wring and do not leave it soaking for an hour. Rinse in clean cold water until the water runs clear.\n\nTo dry, lay the case flat on a towel, roll the towel up and press. That pulls out most of the water without stressing the fibres. Then hang it in the shade or lay it flat somewhere airy. No tumble dryer, no radiator, no sunny windowsill.\n\nIf it needs ironing, use the coolest setting and work on the reverse side. Most of the time a shake and a flat dry means you can skip ironing altogether.\n\nBuying two is a sensible move. One on the bed, one drying, and nobody has to sleep on a damp pillow because the wash took longer than expected.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIt suits a child or teenager who sleeps hot, or one with long, curly or easily tangled hair. It suits a household where someone will do a hand wash every week or two. It suits a bed with a queen pillow, or a standard pillow where a slightly loose fit is not a problem.\n\nIt is also a decent gift. The print makes it feel like something chosen rather than something bought out of necessity, and the silk makes it feel like an upgrade. It arrives bagged, which helps if you are wrapping it.\n\nIt is less suited to a bolster or body pillow, which this cut will not fit, and less suited to a household that wants to throw everything in the machine on a Saturday morning.\n\nOne claim we are not making\n\nSilk is smooth and it is cool to the touch. Hair and skin move across it with less friction than across cotton. Those are properties of the fabric and we are comfortable stating them.\n\nAnything beyond that, about skin, hair growth or health, is not something we will claim. Buy it because it feels good and because less friction means fewer tangles. That is reason enough.\n\nDelivery, payment and returns\n\nDelivery is tracked to every province, and takes 10 to 20 working days. Orders over R1800 ship free, and under that the charge is R250. Payment is by card.\n\nIf it does not work out, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, as long as the pillowcase is unused and unwashed. Hold onto the bag until you are sure.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 19 momme mulberry silk pillowcase in a fish tail print, queen cut at 51 x 76 cm, closed with a hidden side zip and printed on both sides. It is hand wash only, in cold water, dried in the shade.\n\nMeasure your pillow first. If a slightly loose fit on a standard 45 x 70 cm pillow is fine with you, order it. If you want it tight, you want a queen pillow to go with it. Either way, the fabric is the part that makes the difference, and at 19 momme this one has enough weight to last.", "llm_summary": "A kids mulberry silk pillowcase with a fish tail cartoon print, printed on both sides. The fabric is silk at 19 momme weight. Size is queen, measuring 51 x 76 cm (20 x 30 inches), and closure is a hidden side zip. One pillowcase is supplied per pack, bagged, with an item weight of 100 g and packed display dimensions of 24 x 13.5 x 1.7 cm. Care is hand wash only, separately, in cold water. A standard South African pillow is nearer 45 x 70 cm, so buyers should measure their pillow against the queen cut before ordering. Brand, country of origin and detailed colour codes are not stated by the maker. Price in South Africa is R525.99.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "sku": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "title": "Light Grey 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase (Queen)", "slug": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "price": 1311.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "163 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/main-light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Both sides are 100% mulberry silk in a dense 22 momme weave with an 800 thread count and a hidden zip, so the surface stays smooth and the pillow stays put.", "description": "The problem with a perfectly good cotton pillowcase\n\nMost people never think about what their face spends eight hours pressed against. Cotton is the default, it washes well, and it costs almost nothing. For a long time that is all a pillowcase needed to do.\n\nThen you notice a few things. Hair that went to bed brushed comes out of bed with a crease and a knot on one side. The side of your face has a pattern pressed into it that takes twenty minutes to settle. Long hair wraps around itself overnight. None of it is a disaster. It is just small daily friction that adds up, and it comes down to the surface of the fabric.\n\nCotton fibres are short, slightly rough and grip whatever touches them. That grip is useful for a towel and less useful for a pillow. Silk fibres are long, smooth and continuous, so there is very little to catch on. Hair and skin slide instead of drag. That is the whole mechanical story, and it is why a silk pillowcase feels different the first morning rather than after a month of hoping.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nSilk is sold by weight, and the unit is momme. You will see it written as 16, 19, 22 or 25 momme. A higher number means more silk fibre in the same square of fabric.\n\nSixteen momme is thin. It feels nice in a shop, it is cheap to make, and it tends to go limp and show wear quickly. Nineteen momme is the common middle ground. Twenty-two momme, which is what you have here, is where silk starts to feel properly substantial. You can feel the difference just picking it up. It drapes with a bit of weight instead of floating, and it stands up to more washing before it starts to look tired.\n\nGoing higher than 22 is possible but you pay a lot more for a difference most people cannot feel on a pillow. For a pillowcase, 22 momme is the sweet spot between feel, durability and price. Anyone searching for the best 22 momme silk pillowcase is usually circling exactly this reasoning.\n\nThe thread count of 800 is a separate measure. It describes how tightly the threads sit together rather than how heavy the fabric is. Together, a high thread count and a 22 momme weight give you the cool, slippery surface that silk is known for.\n\nMulberry silk, and why both sides matter\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on a controlled diet of mulberry leaves. The result is a long, even, uniform fibre. That uniformity is what produces the smooth finish and the soft sheen. Wild silks are coarser and more irregular, which has its own appeal in a scarf but not on a pillow.\n\nPay attention to the phrase \"both sides\". A fair number of pillowcases on the market are silk on one face and cotton or polyester on the other. They are cheaper and they are not the same thing. This one is 100% mulberry silk on both faces, so it does not matter which way you lay it on the bed. If you are comparing options and trying to work out the best pure silk pillowcase for the money, that single detail separates a lot of listings.\n\nSize, and the thing most people get wrong\n\nThis is cut to the American queen size, 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, which is 30 by 20 inches.\n\nSouth African pillows are often a different shape. A common local standard sits around 45 x 70 cm. American sizing runs standard at roughly 51 x 66 cm, queen at 51 x 76 cm and king at 51 x 91 cm. Those numbers overlap confusingly, and the word on the packet does not always match the pillow in your cupboard.\n\nSo measure. Take a tape to your pillow, length and width, and compare it to 75 x 50 cm. If your pillow is a little smaller, this case will fit with some give at the open end. That is normal and most people like it, because the silk stays soft and relaxed rather than stretched tight. If your pillow is bigger, particularly if it is a king at around 91 cm, this is not the right size and you should look elsewhere.\n\nThe hidden zip\n\nAn envelope closure is the other common option on pillowcases, and it works, but it has two habits. The pillow slides out over the course of the night, and the open flap looks untidy on a made bed.\n\nA zip solves both. A hidden zip solves both and does one more thing: it keeps the zip teeth tucked inside the seam where they cannot touch your face or snag your hair. The zip on this case is described as solid and durable, intended to keep working through repeated washes.\n\nPractical tip. Always close the zip before washing. An open zip in a wash basin can catch the fabric and drag on it. It takes two seconds and saves a lot of annoyance.\n\nLiving with silk, honestly\n\nSilk is not difficult, but it is not cotton either. The care instruction here is hand wash only, and it is worth taking that seriously if you want the pillowcase to look good in two years.\n\nIn practice it means a basin, cool water and a small amount of liquid detergent made for delicates. Swirl it around for a minute or two, rinse it in clean cool water, then press the water out between your palms or against the side of the basin. Do not wring it and do not twist it. Silk fibres are strong along their length but they do not enjoy being screwed into a rope.\n\nDry it flat on a towel or hang it in the shade. Skip the tumble dryer and skip the sunny washing line. Heat and UV are the two things that age silk fastest. Most of the creases fall out as it dries. If you want it crisp, iron on the lowest setting on the reverse while it is still a bit damp.\n\nAvoid bleach entirely, and be mindful of anything else that touches the pillowcase. Strong acne treatments, oils and some hair products can mark any fabric. A light grey shows less than a white would, but it still pays to be a bit careful.\n\nWho this suits, and who it does not\n\nIt suits someone curious about silk bedding who does not want to spend a fortune finding out whether they like it. One pillowcase is a much smaller step than a full set of sheets, and your face is where you notice the difference most anyway.\n\nIt suits long hair. It suits people who sleep on their side and wake up with a creased cheek. It suits anyone who likes the look of a neutral bedroom, because light grey is one of the most cooperative colours in bedding, sitting comfortably with white, charcoal, linen and most wood tones.\n\nIt does not suit someone who wants to throw everything in a machine on a Sunday morning. That is a genuine trade-off and worth being honest about before you buy. It also does not suit a king pillow, for the size reason above.\n\nAnd a quick note on claims. Silk is smooth, it feels cool against the skin and it creates less friction than cotton. Those are properties of the fabric. Anything beyond that, about skin, hair growth or health, is not something to promise, and we will not.\n\nBuying it as a gift\n\nIt arrives in a gift box, which removes the main obstacle to giving bedding as a present. A plain light grey silk pillowcase does not require you to know anyone's exact colour scheme, and it is the kind of thing people enjoy receiving but rarely buy for themselves. If you want it to feel more substantial, two pillowcases make a proper pair for a double bed.\n\nThe short version\n\nYou are getting one pillowcase, 100% mulberry silk on both sides, 22 momme, 800 thread count, light grey, solid colour, with a hidden zip. It measures 75 x 50 cm, which is the American queen size, and weighs 163 grams. Care is hand wash only.\n\nMeasure your pillow before ordering. That is the single step that decides whether you are pleased with it or mildly irritated. Everything else about this one is straightforward.", "llm_summary": "A single light grey pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk, 22 momme on both sides, with an 800 thread count weave and a solid, unpatterned finish in a classic style. It closes with a hidden zip, which keeps the pillow secure and keeps the zip away from the face. The size is American queen, measuring 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, which is 30 by 20 inches. Item weight is 163 grams and one pillowcase is supplied per pack, presented in a gift box. Care is hand wash only. Country of origin and brand are not stated by the maker. Silk has a smoother surface than cotton, so hair and skin move across it with less friction.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "sku": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "title": "Light Grey 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcases, Queen, 2 Pack", "slug": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "price": 1756.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/main-light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 22 momme mulberry silk, 600 thread count, a hidden zip closure and a soft light grey colour that suits almost any bedroom.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody talks about\n\nMost people notice the pillowcase last. You buy a mattress, you fuss over the duvet, and then you put whatever cotton case is in the cupboard on top. It works, until you start paying attention. Cotton grips. Hair catches on it and twists. Your cheek presses into a crease and the crease presses back. By two in the morning the fabric has warmed up and you are turning the pillow over looking for the cool side.\n\nA silk pillowcase changes the surface your face spends a third of its life on. Silk fibres are long and smooth, so hair and skin slide across them instead of dragging. The fabric also sheds heat rather than storing it. That is the whole proposition, and it is a physical one. No magic, just a different cloth.\n\nThis pair is light grey, cut to the queen size at 75 by 50 cm (about 30 by 20 inches), and made from 100% mulberry silk on both faces. It is 22 momme, 600 thread count, and it closes with a hidden zip. The rest of this guide explains what those numbers mean and, more importantly, how to make sure the thing fits your pillow.\n\nMomme is the number that matters\n\nIf you only learn one piece of silk vocabulary, make it momme. It measures the weight of the fabric, and with silk, weight is a decent shorthand for quality. More silk per square metre means more body, better drape and more fabric to wear through before anything gives way.\n\nSilk bedding usually runs between about 16 and 25 momme. The light end feels pleasant in the shop but can look thin after a few months and show wear at the seams. The heavy end is lovely but costs more and can feel almost stiff when new. Twenty-two momme is the middle ground most people settle into, and it is where you will find a lot of what gets called the best 22 momme silk pillowcase in reviews. It has enough weight to hang properly over a pillow without feeling heavy against the face.\n\nThread count is the other number on the label, 600 in this case. It tells you how densely the threads are packed. On silk it contributes to the evenness and the sheen, but it is not the number to shop on. A 600 thread count silk at 16 momme is still a lighter fabric than a 600 thread count silk at 22 momme. Check momme first.\n\nBoth sides, not just one\n\nHere is a trick worth knowing. Plenty of silk pillowcases are silk on one side and a cheaper fabric, often cotton or polyester, on the other. It keeps the price down and it looks fine folded on a shelf. Then you flip your pillow in the night and land on the back side, which feels nothing like silk.\n\nThese are silk on both faces. It is a small thing that you only appreciate at three in the morning, but it is the difference between a case that works all night and one that works half the night.\n\nThe zip, and why it is not a detail\n\nSilk pillowcases close one of three ways. An open end is simplest and cheapest, and the pillow drifts out. An envelope flap folds over and tucks in, which is better, but it still works loose if you move a lot. A hidden zip sews into the seam, closes completely and holds the pillow exactly where you put it.\n\nThese use the zip. From the outside you see a clean, continuous edge. The pillow does not creep. And during washing, a closed zip keeps the case from twisting itself into a knot. Just remember to close it before it goes in the water so the slider cannot catch the cloth.\n\nGetting the size right, which is where most people slip\n\nThis is the part worth slowing down for. A standard South African pillow is usually somewhere around 45 by 70 cm. A lot of silk pillowcases, including this one, are cut to American sizing. In that system a standard case is about 51 by 66 cm, a queen is 51 by 76 cm and a king is 51 by 91 cm. These are listed at 75 by 50 cm, which is the queen cut.\n\nSo what does that mean in practice? On a typical local pillow this case will be a little roomy. The silk will drape rather than stretch tight. Many people prefer that look, since a slightly loose silk case has a softer, more relaxed hang. What you cannot do is go the other way. If your pillow is longer than 75 cm, it will not go in, and pushing it will stress the seams.\n\nThe fix is simple. Take the pillow off the bed, lay it flat, and measure the length and width with a tape. Write the numbers down. Then compare them to the case. If your pillow comes in under 75 by 50 cm you are fine. If it is over on either measurement, look for a bigger size. People hunting for the best queen silk pillowcase often skip this step and end up disappointed by something that was never going to fit.\n\nDoes grey actually work in a bedroom?\n\nColour is personal, but light grey is one of the lowest-risk choices you can make. It is a plain solid with no pattern, so it does not compete with anything. It sits comfortably next to crisp white sheets, next to charcoal or navy, and next to the warm stone and oatmeal tones that have taken over a lot of bedrooms.\n\nSilk also behaves a little differently to cotton with colour. The sheen means the shade shifts slightly with the light, reading cooler in daylight and softer under a lamp. A pale grey handles that well. Very dark colours show every crease and very pale whites show every mark, which is part of why a mid-neutral like this gets picked so often as the best grey silk pillowcase for a room you do not want to redecorate around.\n\nLooking after silk, honestly\n\nSilk sounds fragile. It is not, particularly, but it does ask for different habits than cotton.\n\nHand wash at 30 degrees Celsius or cooler. Fill a basin, dissolve a small amount of mild detergent fully in the water first, then put the case in. Swirl it gently. Do not scrub, do not twist, do not wring. Rinse in cool water and press the water out with your palms or roll it in a dry towel.\n\nDry flat or on a line, out of direct sunlight. Sun fades dye and makes silk brittle over time. Skip the tumble dryer entirely. Silk holds far less water than cotton so it dries fast anyway.\n\nSkip the bleach and the harsh stain removers. If something spills, deal with it the same day. Fresh marks lift out of silk easily, set ones do not. If you want it crisp, a cool iron on the reverse side while slightly damp does the job, though most creases drop out on the pillow overnight.\n\nHaving two cases makes all of this easier. One on the bed, one in the cupboard, and you never have to fall back on cotton while the other dries.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIf you have long hair that tangles overnight, a smoother surface helps because there is simply less friction to catch on. If you run warm and keep flipping the pillow, silk sheds heat better than a dense cotton weave. If you like the way a bed looks with a little sheen on the pillows, a plain silk case does that without any pattern to date.\n\nIf your pillow is oversized or an unusual shape, measure before you commit. And if you are buying for someone else, a pair in a neutral colour is about as safe as bedding gifting gets.\n\nThe short version\n\nTwenty-two momme is a sensible weight, heavy enough to last and light enough to feel good. Silk on both faces means the case still works when you flip the pillow. The hidden zip keeps everything where it belongs. Light grey goes with almost anything. And the one thing to do before you order is measure your pillow, because this is the American queen cut at 75 by 50 cm and a lot of local pillows are smaller.\n\nGet the size right and the rest looks after itself.", "llm_summary": "A two-pack of queen-size silk pillowcases in light grey. Each case is made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides, at 22 momme with a 600 thread count, and measures 75 cm long by 50 cm wide (about 30 by 20 inches), which is the American queen cut. The closure is a hidden zip. The colour is a plain solid light grey with no pattern, and the style is described as modern. Care is a hand wash at a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius with mild detergent, no bleach, washed on its own or with similar colours. Brand, item weight, packed dimensions and country of origin are not stated by the maker. Standard South African pillows are about 45 x 70 cm, so measure before ordering.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip", "sku": "navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip", "title": "Navy Blue 19 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Queen, Hidden Zip", "slug": "navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip", "price": 1150.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "109 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/main-navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from 19 momme Grade 6A pure mulberry silk on both sides with a 600 thread count weave, a hidden zip and neatly stitched interior edges, it stays smooth, stays put and suits almost any bedroom.", "description": "The problem with the pillowcase you already own\n\nMost of us never think about the pillowcase. It came with the sheet set, it is cotton, it is fine. Then you notice things. Your hair looks slept on in a way that takes twenty minutes to fix. Your cheek has creases in it at eight in the morning. The case has crept halfway off the pillow by the time you wake up, and the corner of it is bunched under your ear.\n\nNone of that is dramatic. It is just daily friction, literally. Cotton has a textured surface, and your face and hair drag across it every time you turn over. A silk pillowcase changes the surface you are sleeping against. Hair slides rather than catches, and skin moves across the cloth instead of gripping it. That is the whole mechanism. It is not magic, it is just a smoother fibre.\n\nThis particular pillowcase is a queen, cut from 19 momme Grade 6A pure mulberry silk on both sides, woven at 600 thread count, in a solid navy blue with a hidden zip. Below is how to work out whether that spec sheet actually suits your bed.\n\nWhat momme means and why 19 is the number to look for\n\nSilk is not sold by thread count the way cotton is. It is sold by momme, a weight measure that tells you how dense the fabric is. A 12 momme silk is light and gauzy. A 16 momme is passable. A 19 momme silk is where most people land for bedding, because it has enough body to drape properly, enough strength to survive regular washing, and enough weight to stay sitting on the pillow instead of rippling about.\n\nGo much above 22 momme and silk starts to feel heavy and a bit warm. Go below 16 and you will see the fabric wear thin at the seams within a year or two. So 19 is not a compromise, it is roughly the sweet spot. If you are comparing options and looking for the best 19 momme silk pillowcase, check that the figure applies to the whole case and not just the face.\n\nGrade 6A refers to the raw silk itself, not the finished cloth. It is the top grade in the common system, based on how long and even the silk filaments are. Longer, more even filaments make a smoother, stronger fabric. The 600 thread count then describes how tightly those filaments are woven.\n\nDouble sided matters more than people expect\n\nHere is a thing worth checking on any silk pillowcase. Is both sides silk, or just the side you can see in the photo? Plenty of cases on the market use a silk face and a polyester or cotton back to keep the price down. The moment you flip your pillow in the night, you are on the cheap side.\n\nThis one is double sided 19 momme mulberry silk. Front and back are the same cloth. You can turn the pillow as often as you like and nothing changes. If you only check one spec when shopping for the best pure silk pillowcase, make it this one.\n\nSizing, and why you should go and measure\n\nThis is where most silk pillowcase purchases go sideways in South Africa, so it is worth a careful read.\n\nSilk pillowcases are almost always cut to American sizes. The three common ones are standard at 51 x 66 cm, queen at 51 x 76 cm, and king at 51 x 91 cm. This pillowcase is the queen, 76.2 x 50.8 cm, which is 30 x 20 inches.\n\nA standard South African pillow, on the other hand, is usually around 45 x 70 cm. That is narrower and shorter than the American queen. So if you put a local pillow in this case, you will have a relaxed, slightly loose fit with soft drape at the ends. Some people love that look. Others find it sloppy.\n\nIf you have imported pillow inserts, hotel style pillows, or a bed dressed with American sized bedding, this queen will fit properly. The only way to know for sure is to take a tape measure to the pillow you actually sleep on tonight. Do not trust the label, because pillows compress and sag over years of use and the printed size is often optimistic. Measure the real thing, flat, from seam to seam.\n\nIf you are buying for someone else and cannot measure their pillow, the queen is a reasonably safe bet, because a slightly roomy case still works while a tight one does not.\n\nThe hidden zip, and why closures matter\n\nThree closure styles dominate silk pillowcases. The envelope flap tucks the excess fabric back inside. It is cheap to make and looks neat, but the pillow can work its way out over a night of turning. A visible zip holds firmly but puts a plastic or metal strip near where you sleep. A hidden zip, which is what this case uses, gives you the grip of a zip with the clean look of a plain seam.\n\nThe zip sits tucked into the edge seam, well away from your face. The interior edges here are also stitched over, which means no raw fabric edges fraying on the inside or catching on a ring when you change the bed. If you are shopping for the best silk pillowcase with hidden zip construction, those finished interior seams are the detail that separates a well made case from a rushed one.\n\nPractical tip: always close the zip before washing. An open zip tumbling loose in a machine will snag the silk.\n\nLiving with navy blue\n\nColour choice on a pillowcase is partly taste and partly practicality. Dark colours are forgiving. Night creams, hair oils, serums and the odd bit of mascara all show up less on navy than they do on ivory or blush. If you do a proper skincare routine at night, that is a real advantage.\n\nNavy is also an easy neighbour. It sits well against crisp white cotton, picks up the tone in grey bedding, and gives warm cream or oatmeal linen a bit of definition. It does not fight with patterns the way a bright or unusual shade can. For a guest room, where you do not know what the rest of the bed will look like next season, a dark neutral is the sensible pick.\n\nOne caution. Dark dyes and strong sunlight do not get along. Dry it in the shade, not pegged out in full afternoon sun.\n\nWashing it without ruining it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it is fussy about heat and chemicals. Get those two things right and a 19 momme case will last you years.\n\nCool water, always. Use a mild liquid detergent made for delicates, not a biological powder, because the enzymes in biological detergents break down protein fibres, and silk is a protein fibre. Skip bleach entirely. Skip fabric softener too, since silk is already soft and the softener just leaves a film that dulls the surface.\n\nYou can hand wash in a basin, which is gentlest, or machine wash cold on a gentle or delicates cycle with the case zipped shut inside a mesh laundry bag. Either works. When it comes out, do not wring it. Press the water out between your hands or roll it in a towel, then dry flat or hang in the shade.\n\nIf you need to iron, use the lowest setting on the reverse side, ideally while the fabric is still a bit damp. Honestly, most of the time hanging it up is enough and the creases fall out by themselves.\n\nWash it every week to ten days. More often if you use heavy products at night. Frequent cool washes are far kinder than letting oils build up and then attacking it with hot water.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople with long hair, curly hair or fine hair tend to notice the difference first, because those are the hair types that suffer most from overnight drag. Anyone who sleeps hot often prefers silk to cotton, since it feels cool going in and does not trap heat. And anyone who has woken up with pillow creases in their cheek will understand the appeal immediately.\n\nIt also makes a straightforward gift. There is no sizing guesswork if the recipient uses a queen pillow, navy works in almost any room, and the whole thing weighs 109 grams, so it posts easily.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is one queen size pillowcase, 76.2 x 50.8 cm, in solid navy blue. The fabric is 19 momme Grade 6A pure mulberry silk on both sides, woven at 600 thread count. It closes with a hidden zip and the interior edges are stitched over.\n\nMeasure your pillow before you order, because this is cut to the American queen size and a standard South African pillow is smaller. Wash it cool and gentle, dry it in the shade, and keep it away from bleach and softener.\n\nDelivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that. Payment is by card. If it turns out not to be right for your bed, you have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "This is a queen size pillowcase made from 19 momme Grade 6A pure mulberry silk on both sides, woven to a 600 thread count. It measures 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30 x 20 inches), the American queen size, and weighs about 109 grams. The colour is navy blue in a solid pattern with a classic style, and the closure is a hidden zip with interior edges stitched over. One pillowcase is supplied per pack. Care is hand wash, or machine wash cold on a gentle cycle. The country of origin and the fibre composition beyond silk are not stated by the maker, and no brand name, certification or warranty is recorded. Delivery across South Africa is tracked.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "sku": "navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "title": "Navy Mulberry Silk Pillowcases Queen 2 Pack", "slug": "navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "price": 1794.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/main-navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-3.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk in a 600 thread count weave, cut to queen size 51 x 76 cm (20\" x 30\") with a hidden zip closure so the case stays put while you sleep.", "description": "The problem with waking up creased\n\nMost people do not think about their pillowcase until they catch sight of themselves in the bathroom mirror at six in the morning. There is a line across one cheek. The hair on the side you slept on has gone its own way entirely. You did not do anything unusual, you just spent seven hours with your face pressed into a woven cotton surface that grips rather than slides.\n\nCotton is a fine fabric. It is also a textured one. Look at a cotton weave closely and you see a grid of raised and lowered threads, and all night your skin and hair are dragging across that grid every time you move. Silk changes that one variable. The surface is smoother, so there is less friction between your face and the fabric, and less tugging on hair as you turn over. That is the practical reason silk pillowcases became popular, and it is a claim about fabric rather than about biology.\n\nWhat makes a silk pillowcase actually good\n\nThere are three numbers worth knowing, and the rest is mostly marketing.\n\nThe first is what the silk is. Mulberry silk comes from silkworms fed exclusively on mulberry leaves, which produces long, even filaments. These cases use mulberry silk graded 6A, which is the top of the usual grading scale for fibre length and consistency. Shorter, patchier fibres make a fabric that feels less uniform and pills sooner.\n\nThe second number is momme. This is the weight measure for silk, and it tells you how much fabric you are actually getting. A very light silk, around 12 or 13 momme, feels thin and tends to float. Something at the heavy end, 25 momme and above, is lovely but costs a great deal more. These sit at 19 momme, which is the weight most people land on for bedding. It has enough body to drape properly over a pillow and sit still, without being so dense that it loses the cool, fluid feel silk is bought for. If you are comparing options and want the best 19 momme silk pillowcase, that weight on its own is not enough, you also need to check the next point.\n\nThe third thing is whether both sides are silk. This catches a lot of buyers out. Plenty of cases on the market use silk on the top face and a cheaper cotton or polyester backing, which halves the material cost and roughly halves the benefit. You get the smooth face for half the night, then you flip the pillow and you are back on a textured weave. These cases are silk on both sides, which is the only sensible way to build one.\n\nThe 600 thread count quoted here describes how tightly the weave is packed. On silk, thread count matters less than momme does, so treat it as supporting information rather than the headline figure.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where most returns come from, so it is worth two minutes of your time.\n\nThese cases are queen size, 51 x 76 cm, which is the American measurement usually printed as 20\" x 30\". A standard South African pillow tends to run closer to 45 x 70 cm. That means the case will fit a standard local pillow with a bit of room left over, which most people actually prefer, because the silk stays loose and moves rather than being stretched tight over the corners.\n\nWhat you should not do is assume. Pillow sizes vary more than you would think, and the pillow you own may have been bought to a different standard entirely. Take the pillow out of its current case and measure it flat, width and length. If your pillow is a true 51 x 76 cm queen, this is an exact match. If it is a 51 x 66 cm standard, the case will be long by about ten centimetres, which is noticeable but perfectly usable. If your pillow is a square continental, this is the wrong shape and you want a square case instead.\n\nThe hidden zip matters here too. On a slippery fabric, an envelope flap can work its way open during the night and leave a corner of bare pillow exposed by morning. A zip encloses the pillow completely. Because it is tucked into the seam rather than sitting on the surface, you do not feel it against your face. If you are a restless sleeper, that detail is worth more than it sounds.\n\nWhy navy, and why two\n\nColour choice on bedding is usually treated as pure taste, but there is a practical side to it. Pale cases show everything. Night cream, hair oil, a trace of mascara you thought you had taken off, all of it reads clearly on ivory or white between washes. A deep navy hides the day-to-day marks far better, which means the case looks presentable for longer. It also sits well against most bedding palettes, white, grey, charcoal, warm neutrals, without needing the rest of the room to agree with it.\n\nThe maker describes the dyes as colourfast and resistant to fading through washing. Still, treat dark silk the way you would treat any dark fabric for the first few washes. Cool water, washed on its own, out of direct sun to dry.\n\nThe two pack is the other half of the sensible part. Silk is hand washed, not tossed into a machine load with the towels, and that means a case is out of action while it dries. With a pair you can rotate properly, one on the bed and one in the drawer, and you never have to choose between sleeping on a cotton case or sleeping on one you should have washed three days ago. On a double bed, it also means both sides match.\n\nLiving with silk\n\nThe honest answer is that silk asks for a little more than cotton does, and it is less than most people expect.\n\nHand washing takes about five minutes. Cool water in a basin, a small squeeze of mild liquid detergent made for delicates, and gentle swirling rather than rubbing or wringing. Rinse until the water is clear, press the water out inside a folded towel and hang or lay the case out to dry in the shade. Silk is thin, so it dries fast.\n\nWhat to avoid is a short list. No bleach. No oxygen brighteners or heavy biological powders, since the enzymes in those are designed to break down protein and silk is a protein fibre. No hot water, no tumble dryer, no long soaking. If a crease bothers you, iron on the lowest silk setting on the reverse of the fabric, though most creases drop out on their own once the case is back on the pillow.\n\nThe other everyday habit worth building is removing rings and watches before bed, and keeping your nails tidy. Silk is smooth but it will catch on something genuinely rough. A splintered headboard edge is the usual culprit.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIf you currently sleep on cotton and wake up with hair that has knotted on one side, this is the simplest change you can make to your bed. It takes no adjustment, there is no break-in period, and the fabric does exactly what it does from the first night.\n\nIt also makes a straightforward gift. A pair in a dark, neutral colour works for almost anyone, and because it arrives as two matched cases it does not look like half a present. For a housewarming or an anniversary, it lands well.\n\nWho it does not suit is anyone who genuinely will not hand wash. If the case ends up in the machine on a warm cycle, you will not get the life out of it that the fabric is capable of, and that is a shame for a 19 momme silk.\n\nThe short version\n\nMulberry silk, Grade 6A, 19 momme, 600 thread count, silk on both faces. Queen size at 51 x 76 cm with a hidden zip, in solid navy blue, two cases per order. Measure your pillow before you order. Hand wash in cool water, dry in the shade, and keep bleach well away from it. Do that and you have a pair of pillowcases that stay good for a long stretch.\n\nBrand, item weight and country of origin are not stated by the maker, so we have not guessed at them here. Everything above is what is actually known about the fabric and the cut.", "llm_summary": "This is a two-pack of navy blue mulberry silk pillowcases in queen size, 51 x 76 cm (20\" x 30\"). The fabric is Grade 6A mulberry silk at 19 momme with a 600 thread count, and both sides of each case are silk rather than silk on one face only. The colour is a solid navy blue with no pattern. Each case closes with a hidden zip, which keeps the pillow enclosed and removes visible hardware. The listed item dimensions are 75 cm long by 50 cm wide. Care is hand wash only. Brand, country of origin and item weight are not stated by the maker. Supplied as two pillowcases per order.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. 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It comes with the sheet set, it goes on the pillow, and that is the end of it. Then you notice a few things. Your hair looks slept-on in a way that takes ten minutes to fix. There is a crease on one cheek that takes until mid-morning to settle. On warm nights the fabric feels like it is holding heat against your face, so you flip the pillow for the cool side, and by the time you find it you are awake.\n\nNone of that is dramatic. It is just friction and heat, repeated every night for years. A woven cotton surface has a bit of grip to it. Your face and hair drag across that grip every time you move, and cotton holds warmth near the skin. A silk pillowcase changes the surface you are lying on, and that is the whole point of it.\n\nThis one is a peacock blue mulberry silk pillowcase in the queen cut, 75 x 50 cm, made from 19 momme Grade 6A silk at a 600 thread count, with silk on both sides and a hidden zip.\n\nHow silk actually works\n\nSilk is a protein fibre, spun by silkworms, and the filaments are long and continuous rather than short and spun together like cotton. That is where the smoothness comes from. The surface of a silk weave has far less texture at the microscopic level, so hair and skin slide over it instead of catching.\n\nThe second thing silk does is handle heat differently. It does not sit against you like a thick brushed cotton. The maker describes this fabric as breathable, temperature-controlling and cool to the touch, which matches what most people report the first time they lie down on it. In a South African summer that cool first contact is not a small thing.\n\nWhat silk will not do is work miracles. It is a smooth, cool, pleasant fabric to sleep on. That is enough of a reason on its own.\n\nThe one number worth understanding\n\nIf you are comparing silk pillowcases, momme is the number to look at. Momme (pronounced \"mommy\") measures the weight of the silk fabric. Think of it the way you would think of GSM for a towel.\n\nHere is the rough map. Sixteen momme is light, affordable, and perfectly usable, though it feels thinner in the hand. Nineteen momme is the common sweet spot, with enough body to drape nicely over a pillow and enough density to take regular washing. Twenty-two and 25 momme feel denser and more luxurious, and they cost noticeably more.\n\nThis case is 19 momme. For most buyers looking for the best 19 momme silk pillowcase without pushing into the top price bracket, that is the number they land on. It is substantial without being heavy.\n\nThread count is the second number, listed here at 600. It tells you how tightly the fabric is woven. Combined with the momme weight, it is what gives the surface its fine, even feel rather than anything coarse.\n\nWhy double-sided matters more than it sounds\n\nThis is one of those details that separates a good case from a disappointing one. A fair number of silk pillowcases on the market use real silk on the face and something cheaper, usually cotton or a blend, on the back. It cuts the cost. It also means half the time you are not sleeping on silk at all.\n\nThis case is double-sided pure silk. Flip the pillow at three in the morning and you land on the same fabric. It also means the case wears evenly, rather than one side ageing faster than the other.\n\nWhen you are shopping for the best mulberry silk pillowcase in your budget, double-sided is the first thing to check on any listing, because it is the easiest corner for a maker to cut quietly.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nSilk has no give. A cotton case will stretch a little and forgive a near-miss on size. Silk will not, and a pillowcase that is too tight puts strain on the seams every time you put it on.\n\nThis one is cut to 75 x 50 cm, which is 30 by 20 inches, the American queen measurement. A standard South African pillow is usually closer to 70 x 45 cm, so this case will fit with a bit of room to spare. Some people like that slightly relaxed drape. Others want it tight. Either way, take a tape to your pillow, lay it flat and measure it rather than trusting the label on the packaging.\n\nThe sizes you will see quoted elsewhere are standard at 51 x 66 cm, queen at 51 x 76 cm, and king at 51 x 91 cm. A king pillow will not fit this case. If your pillow is the long kind that runs most of the width of the bed, you need a king cut.\n\nThe hidden zip\n\nOlder silk cases often used an envelope closure, a flap of fabric that tucks over the pillow end. It works, until the pillow slowly pushes its way out over the course of the night and you wake up holding a bare pillow corner.\n\nA hidden zip solves that. The zip runs along the seam, tucked out of sight, and the pillow stays where you put it. It is also better for washing, because you can close the zip before the case goes into the basin and the weave is less likely to snag on anything.\n\nIf you are sensitive to feeling seams, just point the zip end away from where your head usually sits. Most people never register it.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople with long hair tend to be the first converts, because the drag reduction is immediately obvious in the morning. Warm sleepers are the second group, since the cool-to-touch surface is noticeable in the first minute. And people who simply like good bedding are the third, because a good silk case is one of the cheapest ways to make a bed feel considerably better.\n\nIt also works as a gift. A silk pillowcase gift tends to land well precisely because it is the kind of thing people enjoy but rarely buy for themselves, and a solid peacock blue is easier to match to someone else's bedroom than a pattern would be.\n\nLiving with the colour\n\nPeacock blue is deep and clear with a teal lean. It is a solid colour, no pattern, no print. Against white bedding it looks intentional. It sits comfortably with grey, charcoal, navy and natural linen tones.\n\nDyed silk does best out of direct sunlight. Dry it in the shade and the colour stays where it should. That is more about the sun than the washing.\n\nCare, honestly\n\nCare is hand wash only, and it is less of a chore than it sounds. Fill a basin with cool water, add a small amount of a detergent made for wool or delicates, and swirl the case through for a couple of minutes. Rinse in clean cool water. Do not wring it out. Lay it on a towel, roll the towel up, press, then unroll and dry the case flat or on a hanger in the shade.\n\nAvoid bleach and anything with enzymes or optical brighteners. Enzyme detergents are built to break down protein, and silk is a protein. Skip the tumble dryer entirely. If you want it crisp, iron on the lowest setting on the reverse while slightly damp, though most people find the creases drop out on their own.\n\nWashing weekly is a sensible rhythm. More often if you use rich night creams or leave-in hair products.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a single queen-size pillowcase, 75 x 50 cm, in solid peacock blue. The fabric is 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk at 600 thread count, silk on both sides, with a hidden zip. Care is hand wash only.\n\nMeasure your pillow before you order, since a typical South African pillow is a bit smaller than this American queen cut. If you want a matching pair, order two, because it is sold as a single. Delivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that, and you have 14 days from delivery to cancel if it is unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "A single peacock blue mulberry silk pillowcase in queen size, measuring 75 x 50 cm (about 30 by 20 inches). The fabric is 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, silk on both sides, in a solid colour with no pattern. It closes with a hidden zipper and is described as breathable, temperature-controlling and cool to the touch. Care is hand wash only. The pack contains one pillowcase. Brand, country of origin and shipping weight are not stated by the maker. Buyers should measure their pillow, since a typical South African pillow is smaller than this American queen cut.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "sku": "pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "title": "Pink Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Queen, 19 Momme", "slug": "pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "price": 965.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.1 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/main-pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-3.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, a hidden zip closure and a smooth, cool-to-touch surface that lets hair and skin glide instead of drag.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody talks about\n\nYou wash your hair, you get into bed, and by morning one side of it looks like it has been through a hedge. Or you wake with a crease across your cheek that takes an hour to settle. Neither of these is a crisis. They are just small daily annoyances that most people assume are part of sleeping.\n\nA lot of it comes down to friction. Cotton, even good cotton, has a surface with texture to it. Every time you turn over, your hair and the side of your face drag across that texture. Silk is different. The fibre is smooth and the weave is tight, so things slide instead of catch. That is the whole idea behind a mulberry silk pillowcase, and it is not complicated.\n\nThis page covers how silk pillowcases are made, what the numbers on the label actually mean, how to work out the right size for your pillow, and how to look after the thing so it lasts.\n\nWhat makes mulberry silk different\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on a diet of mulberry leaves. The controlled diet produces long, even filaments with a consistent colour. Those long fibres are what give the finished fabric its smooth hand and its strength. Wild or mixed silks are shorter and more irregular, which is fine for some uses but produces a rougher surface.\n\nGrade 6A is the top tier in the grading system silk producers use. It refers to fibre length, evenness and freedom from defects. It is worth saying plainly that this is an industry convention, not an independent certification from an outside body. Still, when a maker states Grade 6A alongside a solid momme weight, you have a reasonable picture of what you are getting.\n\nThe pillowcase here is pure silk on both faces. That detail is worth checking whenever you shop. A fair number of cheaper silk pillowcases use silk on the top and something cheaper underneath. It halves the cost and it halves the benefit, because the moment you flip the pillow you are back on the rough side.\n\nMomme, thread count, and which one matters\n\nTwo numbers get printed on silk bedding and they measure different things.\n\nMomme is a weight measure specific to silk. It tells you how dense the weave is. Most silk bedding falls between 16 and 25 momme. Below 16 the fabric starts to feel thin and the seams are more likely to give way with repeated washing. Above 22 you pay considerably more and the fabric starts to feel warmer, which is not what most people want from a pillowcase. Nineteen momme is a sensible middle. It has real body to it, it drapes well, and it still feels cool on contact.\n\nThread count counts threads per square inch. On cotton it is a familiar yardstick. On silk it is measured differently and is less useful on its own, which is why a 600 thread count figure should always be read alongside the momme. Together, 19 momme and 600 thread count describe a mid-weight, tightly woven silk, which is exactly the spec most people searching for the best mulberry silk pillowcase end up choosing.\n\nIf you only remember one thing from this section, remember momme.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where more orders go wrong than anywhere else.\n\nPillow sizing is not standard across the world. In South Africa a common bed pillow runs around 45 x 70 cm. American sizing uses standard at roughly 51 x 66 cm, queen at 51 x 76 cm and king at 51 x 91 cm. A great many silk pillowcases, including this one, are cut to the American measurements.\n\nThis pillowcase is 75 cm long and 50 cm wide, listed as queen (20 x 30 inches). Over a 45 x 70 cm local pillow that gives you a few centimetres of slack on each dimension. In practice that looks soft and relaxed on the bed, and plenty of people prefer that look. What you want to avoid is the opposite, a pillowcase smaller than the pillow, because the fabric stays under tension and the seams take a beating every night.\n\nSo before you order, lay your pillow flat, run a tape measure across the widest point, and write the numbers down. It takes thirty seconds and it saves a return.\n\nWhy the closure matters more than you would think\n\nPillowcases close in one of two ways. An envelope flap tucks the extra fabric back inside itself. A zip fastens the open end shut.\n\nEnvelope flaps are simple and cheap to make, but pillows work their way loose from them. If you have ever woken up with the corner of a bare pillow poking out, you know the feeling. A hidden zip solves that. The pillow stays where you put it, the edges of the bed look neat, and you are not retucking anything in the morning.\n\nThe zip also helps when you wash. Close it before the pillowcase goes in the water so the teeth cannot snag on the silk. Open it again to dry, so air can move through.\n\nOne small habit worth forming: put the zip end at the outside edge of the bed rather than the middle. You will never feel it.\n\nWho this suits\n\nAnyone who sleeps hot is a good candidate. Silk breathes and it feels cool on first contact, which is a genuine relief in a Highveld summer or a humid coastal night. People with long hair, curly hair or anything that tangles easily tend to notice the difference quickly, simply because there is less to catch on.\n\nIt also suits anyone who wants their bed to look a bit better without redoing the whole room. A pink silk pillowcase changes the feel of a bed more than you would expect for one item. Pink sits comfortably with white, grey, cream and most natural wood tones, so it rarely clashes.\n\nAnd it is a sound gift. You do not need the recipient's size for a bed, you do not need to know their taste in patterns, and almost nobody already owns one.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does have preferences.\n\nHand wash in cool water with a detergent made for delicates. Regular washing powder often contains enzymes and brighteners that are hard on protein fibres like silk and wool. Work the pillowcase gently through the water rather than scrubbing it. Rinse until the water runs clear.\n\nNever wring it out. Twisting silk stresses the fibres. Instead, lay the pillowcase on a clean towel, roll the towel up, and press. Then dry it flat or hang it in the shade. Direct sun fades colour and weakens fibre, and a tumble dryer does both faster.\n\nIf you iron, use the lowest setting, work on the reverse side while the fabric is a little damp, and keep the iron moving. Many people skip ironing entirely and find the silk relaxes out of its creases once it is on the pillow.\n\nWash every week or two, the same as the rest of your bedding. More often if you use heavy night creams or leave-in hair products, because residue builds up on any fabric.\n\nBuying with confidence\n\nDelivery is tracked and reaches every province, usually within 10 to 20 working days. Orders over R1800 ship free, and anything under that carries a R250 delivery charge. Payment is by card.\n\nIf you change your mind, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, as long as the pillowcase is unused and unwashed. No long explanation required.\n\nThe short version\n\nMulberry silk works because it is smooth and hair and skin glide over it instead of dragging. Nineteen momme is a sensible weight, heavy enough to feel like proper silk and light enough to stay cool. Check that the silk runs on both sides, not just the top. A hidden zip keeps the pillow in place and the bed looking tidy.\n\nMeasure your pillow before you order, because this one is cut to 75 x 50 cm on the American queen pattern rather than the local 45 x 70 cm. Hand wash in cool water, dry out of the sun, and skip the tumble dryer.\n\nDo those few things and a good silk pillowcase will look after you for a long time.", "llm_summary": "A pink mulberry silk pillowcase in queen size, measuring 75 cm long by 50 cm wide (about 20 x 30 inches). The fabric is 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, silk on both sides, in a solid pink colour with a classic style. It closes with a hidden zipper and is described as breathable, temperature-controlling and cool to touch. Each pack contains one pillowcase, weighing about 0.1 kg, and care is hand wash only. Brand, country of origin and any certification are not specified, and no warranty or customer rating figures are given. Suitable for indoor bedroom use.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow", "sku": "silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow", "title": "Contour Memory Foam Pillow Silk Pillowcase", "slug": "silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow", "price": 1269.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/main-silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 19 momme pure mulberry silk with a hidden zipper closure, this removable, washable cover keeps a contour pillow clean while your cheek and hair glide over a smooth, cool surface.", "description": "The problem with covering a shaped pillow\n\nBuy a contour memory foam pillow and you solve one problem, then meet a new one. The pillow arrives with a thin stretch cover, that cover gets grubby, and when you go looking for a replacement you find racks of flat rectangular pillowcases. None of them fit.\n\nWhat happens next is familiar. You pull a standard case over the wave shape, and the fabric bridges straight across from one ridge to the other. The dip in the middle, the part that holds your head, gets pulled shut. The ridges flatten. The end result is that you have paid for orthopaedic shaping and then covered it with fabric that cancels it out. Meanwhile the loose fabric at the corners gathers into folds that press into your cheek.\n\nA shaped cover solves it by matching the pillow instead of arguing with it. This contour pillow silk pillowcase is cut to a wave profile, roughly 50 x 30 cm flat, with a taller ridge of about 10 cm at one end and a shorter one of about 7 cm at the other. Those numbers are worth writing down before you order anything.\n\nHow a silk cover behaves differently\n\nSilk is a protein fibre, and the single filament a silkworm spins is long, round and very smooth. Cotton is a plant fibre, shorter and more textured, and a cotton yarn is many of those short fibres twisted together. That twist leaves a slightly rougher surface. It is a small difference you cannot see, but you can feel it with your hand, and your hair feels it all night.\n\nThe practical result is that hair slides across silk rather than catching and bunching. People with long hair, curls, braids or a fresh blow-dry tend to notice it most. Skin behaves the same way. Press a cheek into a textured weave for seven hours and the fabric holds it in position; a smoother surface lets the face shift as you move.\n\nSilk is also described as breathable, and at 19 momme it stays reasonably light. Momme is the weight unit used for silk, the way thread count is used for cotton sheets. Nineteen sits in the middle of the range used for bedding. Below that the fabric gets thin and starts to feel like a lining. Much above it and the cover becomes heavy and warmer against the skin. Nineteen is the practical middle ground, which is why so many silk pillowcases land there.\n\nWho this suits\n\nThe obvious candidate is anyone already sleeping on a contour or cervical foam pillow who wants a better cover than the one it came with. That group is usually side sleepers, people who have been told to watch their neck position, and anyone who found a flat pillow left them stiff in the morning.\n\nThe second group is people who want silk bedding but own a contour pillow and have given up finding a case for it. A flat silk pillowcase on a wave pillow has the same bridging problem as any other flat case, so the silk ends up stretched tight and the shaping lost.\n\nIt also suits anyone who wants to keep a foam pillow clean. Memory foam cannot go in a washing machine. Water gets trapped in the cells, drying takes days, and the foam often never recovers its feel. The only sensible approach is a removable cover that takes the sweat, the hair oils and the face cream, and goes in the wash instead. A zipped silk cover does that job and feels pleasant while doing it.\n\nMeasuring before you buy\n\nThis is the part most people skip, and it is the one that causes returns.\n\nContour pillows are not standardised. A pillow sold as a contour pillow in one shop can be noticeably longer, wider or taller than one from another. Cases are usually cut to American contour sizing, and South African shoppers often have a pillow that does not match.\n\nTake a tape measure and record four numbers. The overall length, measured along the long edge. The overall width, front to back. The height of the taller ridge. The height of the shorter ridge. Compare those against 50 cm, 30 cm, 10 cm and 7 cm.\n\nA centimetre or so either way is fine, since silk has a little give and the zip takes up slack. More than two or three centimetres on length or width and the cover will either sag or stretch over the ridges. If your pillow runs noticeably larger, this is not the right cover for it, and no amount of pulling will fix that.\n\nWorth noting for comparison: a standard South African pillow is around 45 x 70 cm, and flat. Many silk pillowcases on the market are cut to American flat sizes instead, standard at 51 x 66 cm, queen at 51 x 76 cm, king at 51 x 91 cm. None of those relate to a contour pillow. Keep the two categories separate in your head when shopping.\n\nThe zip, and why it matters here\n\nA hidden zipper runs along one edge of this cover. On a flat pillow a zip is a convenience. On a contour pillow it is close to essential.\n\nFoam contour pillows are dense and have a fair bit of weight to them. An open envelope cover gives that weight somewhere to go, and over a few nights of turning over the pillow works its way towards the opening. You wake up with foam hanging out one end and fabric bunched at the other. A zip closes the loop and the pillow stays exactly where you put it.\n\nThe zip is hidden, which means it tucks away rather than sitting exposed along the edge. Nobody wants a zip pull against their cheek at two in the morning. When you put the cover on, line up the ridges first, work the foam into each end, then close the zip last. Trying to zip before the pillow is seated is how zips get strained.\n\nCare, in plain terms\n\nSilk is less fragile than its reputation suggests, but it does not like heat and it does not like harsh chemicals.\n\nWash it cold. Either by hand in a basin, or in the machine on a gentle or delicates cycle. A mesh laundry bag protects the zip and keeps the cover from wrapping around other items. Use a mild detergent, ideally one made for silk or wool. Skip the bleach and skip the fabric softener, both of which coat or damage the fibre.\n\nDrying is where most silk gets ruined. Hang it on a line or a rail, indoors or in the shade, and leave it. Direct sun fades and weakens silk over time. If you must use a dryer, use the coolest setting and take it out while slightly damp.\n\nIf you want it crisp, iron on the lowest setting while the fabric is still a little damp, ideally on the reverse. Hot, dry silk under a hot iron develops a shiny glazed patch that does not come out.\n\nWash it weekly, more often if you use hair oils or go to bed with wet hair. Two covers in rotation makes this painless, and it means the foam core underneath stays clean and dry.\n\nHonest limits\n\nA pillowcase is a pillowcase. It changes the surface your face and hair rest on, and it keeps the pillow underneath clean. It does not change how the foam supports your neck, and it is not a treatment for anything. If your contour pillow is the wrong height for you, a silk cover will not fix that.\n\nColour here is white and solid, with no print. The maker does not state a country of origin, a brand, or a shipping weight, so we will not guess at those.\n\nThe short version\n\nMeasure your contour pillow first: length, width, and both ridge heights. If it comes close to 50 x 30 cm with ridges near 10 cm and 7 cm, this shaped mulberry silk cover will fit properly and keep the wave profile intact. The silk is 19 momme, a sensible mid-weight for bedding, smooth enough that hair slides rather than drags. A hidden zip keeps the foam enclosed. Wash it cold, hang it dry out of the sun, and keep a spare in rotation.\n\nDelivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that. Payment is by card. You have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused and unwashed if you change your mind.", "llm_summary": "This is a contour pillow silk pillowcase made from 19 momme pure mulberry silk, shaped to fit a wave-profile memory foam or cervical pillow. The cover measures about 50 x 30 cm flat, with a higher ridge of roughly 10 cm at one end and a lower ridge of roughly 7 cm at the other (20 x 12 inches, 3.9 and 2.7 inches). It is white, solid in pattern, and closes with a hidden zipper so the foam pillow stays enclosed. One pillowcase is supplied per pack. Care is hand wash or machine wash cold on a gentle cycle, hang dry or tumble on a cool setting, away from direct sunlight, with ironing on low while slightly damp. Brand, country of origin and shipping weight are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope", "sku": "taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope", "title": "Taupe 25 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Queen, Envelope Closure", "slug": "taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope", "price": 2016.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.11 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/main-taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from 100% mulberry silk at 700 thread count, silk on both faces, with a tidy offset envelope closure that keeps the pillow tucked in without buttons or a zip.", "description": "The problem with most pillowcases\n\nYou wash your face, you brush your hair, you get into bed, and then you spend seven hours with your cheek pressed into a woven cotton surface that grips every time you turn over. Cotton is a good fibre. It is just not a slippery one. Its short fibres sit up off the surface in tiny loops, and those loops catch.\n\nMost people notice it in small ways. Sleep creases that take an hour to fade. Hair that looks like it argued with the pillow overnight. A case that feels warm by two in the morning. None of it ruins a night, but it adds up, and the fix is not complicated.\n\nA silk pillowcase swaps that textured surface for one made of long, continuous filaments. Hair and skin slide across it instead of dragging. That is the whole idea. There is nothing mysterious going on, just a different fibre doing a different job.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nSilk is sold by momme, which is written as mm and pronounced \"mommy\". It measures how much a set area of the fabric weighs. The higher the figure, the more silk is in the cloth.\n\nLightweight silk for scarves sits around 12 to 16 momme. Bedding generally starts around 19 momme, which is thin but usable. This case is 25 momme, which is at the heavier end of what is made for pillowcases.\n\nWhy does weight matter on a pillowcase? Three reasons. Heavier silk drapes properly instead of clinging and wrinkling. It holds up to repeated washing far better, because there is simply more fibre to wear through. And it feels like something when you handle it, rather than feeling like a lining.\n\nThe trade-off is cost. More silk per square metre means a higher price, which is why the best 25 momme silk pillowcase options sit above the 19 momme ones. If you are buying once and want it to last, the heavier cloth is usually the smarter spend.\n\nThis case is also listed at 700 thread count. Thread count and momme describe different things, weave density versus fibre weight, and with silk the momme figure is generally the more useful number. Together they point to a cloth that is both dense and substantial.\n\nSilk on both sides, and why it matters\n\nPlenty of silk pillowcases are silk on the top face and cotton or polyester underneath. Manufacturers do it to cut cost, and in fairness you only ever lie on one side at a time.\n\nExcept you do not, really. You roll. You flip the pillow when one side gets warm. You fold it in half under your head. And the moment your cheek lands on the cotton backing, the difference is obvious.\n\nThis case uses silk on both faces, so it behaves the same whichever way it sits. It also means the case does not have a right and a wrong way up when you make the bed, which is a small thing that stops being small at eleven at night.\n\nThe closure question\n\nPillowcases close in three common ways. A plain open end, a zip, or an envelope flap.\n\nOpen ends are cheapest and the pillow works its way out. Zips keep everything locked in but put a hard plastic track somewhere near your head, and zips on silk have a habit of snagging the fabric when you are in a hurry.\n\nThe envelope style used here folds the fabric back on itself inside the case to make a pocket. The pillow slides in, the flap closes over, and there is nothing hard anywhere on the case. The side entry on this one is slightly offset rather than centred, which gives a deeper overlap and a better hold.\n\nIt also just looks tidier. No pillow poking out of one end, no zip line breaking up the surface. If you care how the bed looks when it is made, the best envelope closure pillowcase beats a zip every time.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where silk pillowcases go wrong more often than anything else, so it is worth slowing down.\n\nThe case measures 76.2 x 50.8 cm, which is 30 x 20 inches. That is an American queen cut. Silk pillowcases are frequently made to American sizing, where standard is 51 x 66 cm, queen is 51 x 76 cm and king is 51 x 91 cm.\n\nA typical pillow sold in South Africa is around 45 x 70 cm. So this case is longer and wider than that pillow. It will fit, and the envelope flap will keep things in order, but it will not be snug the way a tailored case would be.\n\nMeasure before you decide. Lay the pillow flat on a bed, press it down with your palm, and measure seam to seam in both directions. Do not go around the curve of the puffed middle, because that will give you a number several centimetres too large. Write both figures down and compare them to 76.2 x 50.8 cm.\n\nIf your pillow is smaller, as most local pillows will be, expect a slightly relaxed fit. If your pillow is bigger in either direction, go up a size rather than forcing it, because silk does not stretch and straining the seams is how a good case gets ruined in a month.\n\nWho this suits\n\nAnyone who sleeps hot will notice the surface feels cool when you first lie down, since silk pulls heat off the skin quickly. Anyone with long hair will notice less of a tangle in the morning, because there is simply less friction to work against. People who have been sleeping on cotton for years tend to notice the difference the first night, then forget about it, which is usually the sign that something is working.\n\nTaupe makes it an easy fit for a neutral room. It is a greyish brown that sits quietly next to white, cream, charcoal, stone or oatmeal. It does not read as yellow the way some beiges do, and it does not go cold the way pure grey can. If you are after the best neutral bedroom bedding and you do not want to redo the whole room, a single neutral case is a low-risk place to begin.\n\nIt also makes a decent gift. There is no size to guess, no colour that clashes, and it is the sort of item most people would enjoy but not buy for themselves.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does not like three things. Heat, harsh chemicals, and rough handling.\n\nDry cleaning and hand washing are the gentlest routes. For hand washing, use cool water and a mild detergent made for delicates. Swirl it rather than scrubbing it, rinse until the water runs clear, then press the water out between two towels. Never wring it.\n\nMachine washing works on a gentle cycle. Put the case inside a mesh laundry bag first, keep the water cool, and do not wash it with jeans, zips or towels. Those are what cause snags.\n\nSkip the fabric softener entirely. It leaves a residue that dulls the surface and takes away the thing you paid for. Bleach will damage the fibre outright.\n\nDry it flat, out of direct sun, because strong sunlight fades colour and weakens the fibre. If you want it crisp, iron on the lowest setting with a cloth between the iron and the silk, ideally while it is slightly damp. Most of the time it barely needs it.\n\nBuying two and rotating them makes the whole routine simpler, and each case lasts longer because neither one is in constant use.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a queen size pillowcase in 100% mulberry silk at 25 momme, silk on both faces, 700 thread count, in a solid taupe. It closes with an offset envelope flap, so there is no zip or buttons. It measures 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30 x 20 inches) and weighs about 0.11 kg.\n\nThe two things to check before you buy are the measurement of your own pillow and whether you are happy with the care routine. Get those right and it is a simple, quiet upgrade to a bed you already own. The maker does not state the country of origin.", "llm_summary": "A single queen size pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk at 25 momme, with silk on both the top and underside. The weave is listed at 700 thread count. It measures 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30 x 20 inches), which is an American queen cut, and weighs about 0.11 kg. The colour is taupe, a solid greyish brown, in a plain modern style with no pattern. The closure is an envelope type with a slightly offset side entry, so there is no zip or buttons. Care options are dry clean, hand wash, or machine wash on a gentle cycle, laid flat to dry. The maker does not state the country of origin, and no brand name is given.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "sku": "undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "title": "Undyed White 25 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase (Queen)", "slug": "undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "price": 2316.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.11 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/main-undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from 100% mulberry silk in its natural white colour, with silk on both faces, a neat offset side opening and a queen cut of 71,1 x 50,8 cm (28\" x 20\").", "description": "The problem with most pillowcases\n\nYou spend about a third of your life with your face pressed into one piece of fabric, and most of us never think about it. A standard cotton pillowcase has a visible weave. Run your finger across it slowly and you can feel the little ridges where the threads cross. That texture is fine for a tablecloth. Against a cheek for eight hours, and against hair that moves every time you turn over, it drags.\n\nThat dragging is what sends people looking at silk in the first place. Silk filaments are long and smooth, so the finished cloth has far less surface texture than a cotton weave of the same price. Hair and skin slide over it rather than catching. You notice it most in the morning, when your hair has not been pushed into the same four creases all night.\n\nThe catch is that silk pillowcases vary enormously, and the marketing rarely makes it clear why one costs R600 and another costs three times that. The number that actually matters is momme.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nMomme is a weight measure, not a thread count. It tells you how much silk is in a given area of cloth. Thread count, which gets quoted constantly for cotton, is close to meaningless for silk because the filaments are so fine that the numbers stop being comparable.\n\nMost silk pillowcases on the market sit at 19 momme. That is a perfectly serviceable weight, light and glossy, and it is what you will find at the lower end of the price range. This pillowcase is 25 momme, which puts considerably more silk fibre into the same square metre.\n\nWhat does that feel like in practice? Heavier. The cloth has more body and drapes rather than floats. It holds its shape a little better when you pick it up. It still has the slip and the sheen you expect from silk, it just does not feel thin. If you have handled a 19 momme case and found it flimsier than you hoped, 25 momme is the step up you were after.\n\nThe denser weave is also generally more forgiving in the wash, simply because there is more fibre there. That is not a promise of immortality. Silk is a natural protein fibre and it will always need gentler handling than a poly-cotton blend.\n\nSilk on both faces matters more than you think\n\nHere is a detail worth checking on any silk pillowcase you consider. Some are only silk on one side. The back is cotton or a synthetic, which keeps the price down and means the manufacturer only has to buy half as much silk.\n\nIt sounds like a minor thing until you make the bed in a hurry and put the case on the wrong way up. Then you are sleeping on cotton and wondering why you bothered.\n\nThis one is mulberry silk on the front and the back. There is no right side to find at eleven at night. You put the pillow in, drop it on the bed, and whichever face ends up pointing at you is the one you wanted.\n\nThe closure, and why side openings are better\n\nMost cheap pillowcases have an open end. The pillow goes in, and over the course of a few nights it slowly works its way back out until half of it is bare by morning.\n\nThis case uses an envelope closure instead. A flap of fabric folds over the opening and the weight of the pillow holds it shut. No zip to catch on hair, no buttons to press into your ear.\n\nThe opening also runs along the side rather than the end, and it is set slightly off centre. That offset does two useful things. It moves the overlapping layers away from the middle of the pillow, where your head actually sits, and it leaves the front face completely clean. So when you prop the pillow up against the headboard in the morning, it reads as a finished sham rather than a pillowcase with a gaping end.\n\nNatural white, and what undyed looks like\n\nThe colour here is natural white, which means the silk has not been dyed. No colour has been added to the fibre at all.\n\nExpect a soft, warm off-white rather than a bright bleached white. Silk has its own quiet sheen, so the shade shifts slightly depending on the angle of the light and the time of day. Under a bedside lamp it reads warmer. In morning light it looks closer to a clean ivory.\n\nIn a bedroom, that is easy to live with. It sits comfortably beside white cotton sheets without looking dirty, and it blends well with linen, stone, grey and cream. If your bedding is bright optical white, you will see a difference, but most people find the softer tone more restful anyway.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is the part that trips people up, so read it carefully.\n\nThe flat finished size is 71,1 x 50,8 cm, which is 28\" x 20\" in the American system. That is an American queen cut.\n\nA standard South African pillow is usually somewhere around 45 x 70 cm. So this case will sit generously on a typical local pillow rather than hugging it tightly. Plenty of people like that, because the extra fabric gives the pillow a softer, more relaxed look on the bed and the envelope flap still holds everything in place.\n\nIf you own a larger American-style queen pillow, it will be a closer fit.\n\nEither way, measure before you order. Lay the pillow flat on the bed, do not squash it, and run a tape measure edge to edge both ways. Compare those two numbers to 71,1 x 50,8 cm. Five minutes with a tape measure saves a return.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not difficult, it just does not like heat, bleach or rough handling.\n\nDry cleaning is the safest route if you would rather not think about it. Hand washing in cool water with a gentle detergent is just as good and costs nothing. Swish it through, rinse well, and press the water out between your palms rather than wringing it.\n\nMachine washing is allowed on a gentle cycle, and it is worth putting the case inside a mesh laundry bag so it does not get flung around with zips and buttons. Keep the water cool.\n\nThen lay it flat to dry. Not in a tumble dryer, and not pegged out in full sun, which will dull the surface over time. A clean towel on a drying rack indoors does the job.\n\nSkip the fabric softener entirely. It leaves a film on the fibre that takes away the exact slip you bought the pillowcase for. Skip bleach for the same reason you would not bleach a silk shirt.\n\nIf creases bother you, press on the lowest setting on the reverse side. Honestly, most of them fall out after a night of use.\n\nWho this suits\n\nAnyone with long hair tends to feel the difference first, because the lower friction surface means less catching and tangling overnight. People who find cotton too warm often get on well with silk too, since it does not hold heat the way a thick brushed weave does.\n\nIt also suits anyone who has tried a thin silk pillowcase and been underwhelmed. The weight is the whole point here. A 25 momme cloth has presence in a way that a lightweight one does not.\n\nIf you are buying as a gift, natural white is the safest colour you can choose. It goes with everything, and nobody has to pretend to like it.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a queen pillowcase in 100% mulberry silk, woven at 25 momme, with silk on both faces and no dye in the fibre. The flat size is 71,1 x 50,8 cm (28\" x 20\"), the closure is an offset envelope flap on the side, and it can be used as a sham as easily as a pillowcase.\n\nCheck your pillow against that size before ordering. Wash it cool and lay it flat to dry. Beyond that there is not much to it, which is rather the point.", "llm_summary": "This is a queen size pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk at 25 momme, with silk on both faces. The flat finished size is 71,1 x 50,8 cm (28\" x 20\"), which follows the American queen cut rather than the common South African pillow size of about 45 x 70 cm, so buyers should measure their pillow. The colour is natural white, left undyed, in a solid pattern and classic style. It closes with an envelope flap set slightly off centre along the side, which also allows it to be used as a pillow sham. The pack contains one pillowcase and the item weight is 0,11 kg. Care is dry clean or hand wash, machine gentle in a mesh bag, lay flat to dry. The maker does not state the country of origin.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "sku": "undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "title": "Undyed White 30 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase (Standard)", "slug": "undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "price": 2121.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/main-undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from 100% mulberry silk with silk on both faces, a 300 thread count charmeuse weave, an offset side-entry envelope closure and a standard 71 x 51 cm (28\" x 20\") cut.", "description": "The problem with a pillowcase you never think about\n\nMost people buy pillowcases the way they buy dish cloths. Whatever comes in the set, whatever matches, whatever was on the shelf. Then one morning you notice the fabric has been rubbing a crease into your cheek, or your hair looks like it lost a fight with the pillow, or the cotton feels hot and a bit rough by about 3am.\n\nCotton is a good fibre. It is just a rough one at the microscopic level. Woven cotton has a surface with a lot of texture, and anything that moves across it (hair, skin, the corner of your face) catches on that texture. You do not feel it as friction in the moment. You notice the result later.\n\nSilk sits at the other end. The fibre is smooth and continuous, so there is far less to catch on. That is the whole case for a silk pillowcase, and it is a material fact rather than a promise. It feels smoother because it is smoother.\n\nWhat momme actually measures\n\nHere is where silk shopping gets confusing. Cotton gets sold on thread count. Silk gets sold on momme, and the two numbers are not interchangeable.\n\nMomme (pronounced \"mommy\") is a weight measurement. It tells you how much a specific size piece of that fabric weighs, which in practice tells you how much silk is in it. Higher momme means denser cloth.\n\nTypical silk bedding lands at 19 or 22 momme. That is the sweet spot the market settled on because it balances feel against cost. This pillowcase is 30 momme, which is noticeably further up the scale. You can feel the difference as soon as you pick it up. It has weight. It falls rather than floats, and it sits flat on the pillow instead of bunching.\n\nThe trade-off is price. More silk per square metre costs more, and there is no way around that. Whether the extra weight is worth it to you is a question of preference, not quality. A 19 momme case is not a bad case. It is a lighter one.\n\nThis item also lists a 300 thread count. That number matters less in silk than it does in cotton, because the weight tells you more. Take it as supporting detail rather than the headline figure.\n\nSilk on both sides, and why it matters\n\nA fair number of silk pillowcases are silk on one face only. The back panel gets made in cotton or polyester to cut costs. It is not dishonest as long as it is stated, and for a sham that barely gets slept on it is fine.\n\nFor a pillowcase you actually sleep on, it is annoying. Pillows get flipped. You turn over at night, the pillow rolls, and suddenly the cheap face is against your cheek. You half wake up and flip it back.\n\nThis one uses mulberry silk front and back. Both faces are the same, so there is no wrong side. Small thing, but it is the kind of detail you notice every single night rather than once.\n\nUndyed natural white\n\nThe colour here is the silk's own. No dye has been put through the fabric. That gives you a white that tends toward warm or ivory rather than the hard, bright white you get from bleached and optically brightened cotton.\n\nIf your bedding is crisp hotel white, be aware of that. The silk will read slightly softer next to it. Some people like that contrast and some do not. If your sheets are cream, stone, grey or natural linen, an undyed silk pillowcase slots in without any fuss at all.\n\nPractically, undyed fabric also means there is no dye to run in the wash, which makes the first few launderings less nerve-wracking.\n\nThe closure, and why side entry beats a zip\n\nThere are three common ways to close a pillowcase. A zip, a button placket, or an envelope flap.\n\nZips are secure and horrible. You will eventually catch a strand of hair in one, or feel the cold metal against your ear. Buttons are better but you can still feel them.\n\nAn envelope flap is just fabric folded over fabric. Nothing hard, nothing to catch. This case uses one, and the opening is set at the side rather than the end, offset slightly from the edge. Two things come out of that. The pillow is less likely to creep out during the night, because it is held at the side rather than being able to slide straight out the end. And because the opening is hidden from the front, the case can sit on a made bed as a sham without showing a gap.\n\nIf you have ever woken up with a bare pillow corner sticking out, you will appreciate the first point.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is the part people get wrong, so read it twice.\n\nThe case measures 71.1 x 50.8 cm, which is 28 by 20 inches. That is the American standard size. It is the most common silk pillowcase cut you will find, simply because so much silk bedding is made to American measurements.\n\nA typical South African pillow is nearer 45 x 70 cm. So in most cases this will fit, with a bit of room to spare at the sides. A slightly loose fit on a pillowcase is normal and not a problem, since the envelope closure takes up some of the slack.\n\nWhere you can go wrong is if you have an oversized or continental pillow. A 65 x 65 cm continental will not go in. A deep or very plump pillow may be a tight squeeze even if the flat measurements look close, because loft eats width.\n\nSo take a tape measure to the actual pillow. Lay it flat, measure the long side, measure the short side, and compare. Thirty seconds of measuring saves a return.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is less fragile than people assume, but it does want a different routine to cotton.\n\nWash it in cool water with a detergent made for delicate fibres. Hand washing is gentlest. If you want to machine wash, use the gentle or delicate cycle and put the case inside a mesh laundry bag so it does not get tangled around other items. Dry cleaning is also fine.\n\nSkip the bleach and skip the fabric softener. Bleach breaks down the protein fibre. Softener coats it and dulls the surface, which defeats the point of buying smooth fabric in the first place.\n\nDrying is the bit that matters most. Lay it flat or hang it somewhere shaded and let it air dry. Avoid the tumble dryer and avoid direct sun, since both are hard on silk over time. A heavyweight 30 momme fabric holds its shape well and usually dries fairly smooth.\n\nIf you want to press it, use the lowest heat setting, work on the reverse face, and ideally do it while the fabric is still a little damp. Often you will find you do not need to bother, because the weight of the silk pulls out most of the wrinkles on its own.\n\nWho this suits\n\nSomeone who already knows they like silk and wants the heavier version. Someone with long hair who is tired of fighting the pillow every morning. Someone who wants a case that works as a sham by day and a sleeping case by night without swapping anything over. Someone buying a gift for a person who is hard to buy for, since natural white goes with almost everything.\n\nIt suits less well if you are buying on price, or if you have a continental or unusually oversized pillow, or if you need an exact match to bright bleached white bedding.\n\nThe short version\n\nThirty momme is heavyweight silk, roughly half again as much silk as the standard 19 momme bedding on the market. It is mulberry silk on both faces, so there is no wrong side to wake up on. The colour is the fibre's own undyed white, warmer than a bleached cotton white. The offset side-entry envelope flap means no zip, no buttons, and a hidden opening that lets it work as a sham.\n\nIt is cut to 71 x 51 cm, an American standard. Measure your pillow first.\n\nWash it cool and gentle, skip the softener, dry it flat in the shade. Done properly, a good silk pillowcase outlasts the cotton ones it replaced.\n\nDelivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that. Payment is by card. You have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused and unwashed if it is not what you wanted.", "llm_summary": "A single standard-size silk pillowcase in natural white, undyed. The fabric is 100% mulberry silk at 30 momme with a 300 thread count, and silk is used on both the front and back panels. It measures 71.1 x 50.8 cm (28\" x 20\") and closes with an offset side-entry envelope flap, which also allows it to be used as a pillow sham. The style is traditional and the pattern is solid. Care is machine wash on a gentle cycle, hand wash, or dry clean. Weight, country of origin and fabric certification details are not stated by the maker. Supplied as one pillowcase per pack.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip", "sku": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip", "title": "White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, King, Hidden Zip", "slug": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip", "price": 1427.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/main-white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Pure mulberry silk in a 600 thread count weave, finished with a concealed zip that keeps the pillow in place and makes washing simple.", "description": "The problem with buying silk online\n\nMost of the disappointment around silk pillowcases has nothing to do with the silk. It is about size. Someone orders a case labelled \"king\", it arrives, and it swallows their pillow with 20 centimetres to spare at one end. Or they order \"standard\" and cannot get the pillow in at all.\n\nThis happens because pillow sizing is not consistent between countries. A lot of silk bedding, including this case, is cut to American measurements. A South African pillow you buy locally is often somewhere near 45 by 70 centimetres. An American king pillowcase is 91,4 by 50,8 centimetres, or 36 by 20 inches. Those are not the same shape at all.\n\nSo before anything else: go and measure your pillow. Lay it flat, no squashing, and take the length and the width. Write it down. Then compare it to the case. That one step prevents most returns.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nSilk is sold by momme, which is a weight measure. It is written as a number followed by the letters mm or the word momme, and it describes how heavy a given area of the fabric is. Think of it the way you think of GSM for cotton towels.\n\nSilk pillowcases generally run from about 16 momme up to around 25. Lower weights are thinner and cheaper, and they can feel slippery and insubstantial. The very highest weights are dense and can feel almost like a light fabric panel rather than bedding.\n\nThis case is 22 momme, which sits in the upper middle. In practice that means the cloth has body. When you shake it out it has a bit of weight to it and falls into soft folds instead of floating. It does not feel papery. For most people, something in the low twenties is the sensible target for the best 22 momme silk pillowcase experience without paying for weight you will not notice.\n\nThread count also gets quoted, and here it is 600. In silk, momme is the more useful number, because thread count can be inflated with counting tricks. Still, a high count alongside a solid momme weight describes a close, even weave rather than something loose.\n\nWhy friction is the whole point\n\nThe practical reason people move to silk is friction, or rather the lack of it.\n\nCotton, even good cotton, has texture at the fibre level. When you turn over at night, your hair and the side of your face drag across that texture. Over eight hours and three hundred and sixty five nights, that adds up to a lot of small tugging.\n\nSilk is a much smoother fibre. Hair slides over it rather than catching. That is a property of the material itself, not a finish or a coating, which means it does not wash out. It is also the reason a pure silk pillowcase keeps getting recommended by hairdressers.\n\nSilk also breathes. If you sleep warm, that matters. The surface feels cool when you first lie down and it does not trap heat the way some synthetics do.\n\nThat is as far as we will go. Silk is a nice fabric to sleep on. We are not going to tell you what it will do to your skin.\n\nMulberry silk and what makes it different\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on a mulberry leaf diet in controlled conditions. The result is a long, even fibre, which matters because long fibres produce smoother and stronger cloth than short broken ones.\n\nWhen you see a mulberry silk pillowcase described that way, the fibre length is the point. Shorter wild silks have more character and more texture, which is lovely for a scarf and less ideal for something your face is on all night.\n\nThis case is mulberry silk, in white, with no pattern. Plain white is the easiest colour to live with. It goes with the duvet cover you already own, it does not fight with a patterned throw, and it does not look odd in a guest room.\n\nThe zip matters more than you think\n\nThe closure sounds like a detail. On a king pillow it is not.\n\nA long pillow moves. It gets propped up for reading, shoved around when you shift position, and dragged half off the bed by whoever gets up first. An envelope flap case will slowly ride off that pillow over a few nights, leaving a naked corner poking out.\n\nA concealed zip closes the case properly. The pillow stays where you put it. The zip here is hidden in the seam, so the face of the case stays smooth and uninterrupted when it is on the bed.\n\nThere is a laundry benefit too. A silk pillowcase with zip opens all the way along one side, so getting a thick pillow in and out is quick rather than a shoving match. If you wash your bedding weekly, that small convenience is worth something.\n\nOne habit to build: always close the zip before the case goes into the wash. An open zip can catch on fabric and pull threads.\n\nWashing silk without ruining it\n\nSilk has a reputation for being difficult. It is not, really. It just wants cool water and gentle handling.\n\nHand washing is the gold standard. Cool water, a small amount of mild detergent meant for delicates or wool, a gentle squeeze rather than wringing, then a rinse. It takes about five minutes.\n\nMachine washing works too. Put the case in a mesh laundry bag, select the gentle or delicates cycle, keep the water cool, and let it go. The mesh bag stops the case tangling around other items or catching on the drum.\n\nThings to avoid: bleach, fabric softener, hot water, and strong enzyme detergents. Bleach damages the fibre. Softener leaves a residue that dulls the surface. Heat is the enemy of silk's finish.\n\nDrying is flat, on a towel, away from direct sun. Silk dries fast, often within a few hours indoors. Sunlight will fade and weaken it over time, so keep it in the shade.\n\nIf you want it crisp, iron on the lowest setting on the reverse while slightly damp. Most people skip this entirely.\n\nHaving two cases makes the whole routine easier, because one is always in use while the other dries.\n\nWho this suits\n\nThis is a good fit if you own king length pillows and want a plain white case that will not clash with anything. It suits people who want a bit more weight to their silk than the cheap lightweight options give you, and people who prefer a zip to a flap.\n\nIt is less suitable if your pillows are the shorter local size, if you want colour, or if you want a set rather than a single case. Those are all fine reasons to look elsewhere, and it is better to know now.\n\nWarm sleepers tend to appreciate silk. So do people with long hair, and anyone who has got tired of waking up with pillow creases pressed into one cheek.\n\nThe short version\n\nMeasure your pillow first. A king case is 91,4 by 50,8 centimetres, which is longer than many South African pillows.\n\nTwenty two momme is a sensible weight, with enough body that the fabric feels like something rather than nothing. Six hundred thread count tells you the weave is close and even.\n\nThe zip keeps a long pillow where it belongs and makes washing simple. White goes with everything.\n\nWash cool, dry flat, skip the bleach and the softener. Do that and the case will stay good for years. And if it turns out not to be right, you have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "A single king size pillowcase made from mulberry silk at 22 momme, finished in solid white with a classic, unpatterned style. It measures 91,4 x 50,8 centimetres (36 by 20 inches) and is described as a bed pillowcase with a 600 thread count weave. Closure is a concealed zipper along one side, which secures the pillow and allows easy removal for laundering. Care is machine washable on a gentle cycle, with hand washing in cool water and flat drying also suitable. The maker does not state the fill weight, country of origin or packaged weight. Buyers in South Africa should measure their pillow first, since a common local pillow is around 45 x 70 centimetres and will be smaller than this king cut.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "sku": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "title": "White Queen Silk Pillowcase 22 Momme", "slug": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "price": 1288.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/main-white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from mulberry silk at 22 momme with a concealed zip, a solid white colour and a smooth face that hair and skin slide across with far less drag than cotton.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody talks about\n\nYou change your pillowcase, you fluff the pillow, you climb into bed. And then at some point in the night you turn over and the cotton grabs. It catches the hair at your temple, it bunches under your cheek, and by morning there is a crease line along one side of your face that takes an hour to fade. None of this is dramatic. It is just a low-level nuisance that most of us have simply decided is normal.\n\nSilk is the quiet fix. The fibre is long and smooth, with none of the short fuzzy surface that cotton has, so your face and hair slide across it rather than catching. That is the whole trick. It is not complicated and it does not need any explanation beyond friction.\n\nThis particular case is plain white, cut to queen size, and woven from mulberry silk at 22 momme with a concealed zip. Below is how to think about each of those things so you end up with a case that actually suits your bed.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you have shopped for silk before, you have seen the word momme and probably skipped past it. It is worth two minutes of your attention because it is the single most useful number on a silk listing.\n\nMomme measures how heavy a silk fabric is. The higher the number, the denser the cloth. Silk sold for bedding usually sits somewhere between 16 and 25 momme, and each end of that range behaves differently.\n\nAt 16 to 19 momme the fabric is light and lovely to touch, but it can feel insubstantial. It floats when you shake it, it shows the pillow through it slightly, and because the weave is lighter it tends to wear faster if you are washing it every week.\n\nAt 25 momme and above you get a very heavy, almost weighty cloth. It is beautiful. It is also noticeably more expensive, and for a pillowcase most people cannot tell you what they are paying extra for.\n\n22 momme is the middle ground that most regular silk users settle on. It has enough weight to hang properly over a pillow, it holds its shape after repeated washing, and it still feels cool and slick rather than stiff. If you are comparing options and trying to work out what makes the best mulberry silk pillowcase for daily use, momme is the number to compare, not thread count.\n\nSpeaking of which: this case is listed at 600 thread count. Thread count is a cotton measurement that got carried across to silk marketing, and it does not tell you much. Use the momme figure instead.\n\nMulberry silk versus everything else\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on a controlled diet of mulberry leaves. The result is a long, even, continuous filament, which is why the finished cloth is so smooth and consistent. Wild silks have shorter, more irregular fibres and a more textured surface, which has its own charm but is not what you want against your face.\n\nThen there is satin, which trips a lot of people up. Satin is a weave, not a fibre. You can weave silk into satin and you can weave polyester into satin, and from across a room they look almost identical. The difference shows up when you lie on them. Polyester satin feels slick for about ten minutes and then warms up and starts to feel clammy, because it does not breathe. Silk does breathe. That is why a silk pillowcase in South Africa makes sense through a hot Highveld summer in a way that a polyester one does not.\n\nThe simplest giveaway: anything described with a momme weight is silk. Polyester satin is never sold in momme.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is the part that catches people out, so read it before you order.\n\nThe case measures 76,2 x 50,8 cm, which is 30 inches by 20 inches. That is the American queen cut, and a great many silk pillowcases are made to American sizes regardless of where they are sold.\n\nA standard South African pillow is roughly 45 x 70 cm. So this case is a bit longer and a bit wider than a standard local pillow. In practice that means a slightly relaxed fit rather than a drum-tight one. Plenty of people prefer that, because the fabric drapes nicely and there is a bit of give at the open end. But if you want the case stretched smooth over the pillow with no slack at all, you should know that going in.\n\nGo and measure. Lay the pillow flat, measure the long side and the short side, and compare. It takes thirty seconds and it saves a return. If your pillow is a long continental, a slim travel pillow, or a king, this queen cut will not be the right shape.\n\nWhy the zip matters more than you think\n\nSilk pillowcases come with one of three closures. An open end, which is the cheapest and worst, because the pillow works its way out overnight. An envelope flap, which is better but still lets the pillow creep if the flap is shallow. Or a zip.\n\nA concealed zip does three useful things. It holds the pillow fully enclosed so nothing shifts while you sleep. It keeps the edges of the case looking square and tailored instead of gaping. And it makes washday quick, because you unzip, slide the pillow out, and you are done rather than wrestling with a flap.\n\nBecause the zip is concealed under the fabric and sits along one edge, you do not feel it. If you are sensitive to that sort of thing, turn the zipped edge towards the foot of the bed.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople who wake up with hair knotted around their face. People who find cotton too warm in summer. Anyone who uses leave-in hair treatments or night creams and is tired of cotton wicking half of it away. And people who just like the feel of good bedding and have been meaning to try silk for a while.\n\nIt is a plain white solid case, so it does not demand a matching set or a particular decor style. It works on a white bed, a linen bed, a patterned duvet, anything. That neutrality is part of why a plain white silk case is so often the one people buy first.\n\nCaring for it without stress\n\nSilk has a reputation for being precious. It is overstated. Here is the entire routine.\n\nWash in cool water, either by hand in a basin or in the machine on the gentlest cycle with the case zipped up inside a mesh laundry bag. Use a mild detergent made for delicates. Skip the bleach and skip the fabric softener, since silk is smooth already and softener just leaves a film.\n\nThen line dry in the shade, or lay it flat on a towel. No tumble dryer, ever. Heat is the one thing that genuinely damages silk. In most South African weather it will be dry in well under two hours.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use the coolest iron setting, work on the reverse, and ideally do it while the fabric is still a touch damp. Most of the time a good shake and a careful hang means you never need to iron at all.\n\nWash it about once a week, the same as any pillowcase. If you use heavy oils or creams at night, make it more often.\n\nHow many to buy\n\nOne case covers one pillow. If you share a double or queen bed and both of you want silk, buy two. Some people buy one and keep a cotton case on the other pillow for a few weeks just to compare. That is a perfectly reasonable experiment and it usually ends with a second order.\n\nThe short version\n\n22 momme is the sensible weight for everyday silk bedding, heavy enough to last and smooth enough to notice. Mulberry silk is the smooth, even grade you want against your face, and the momme figure is how you tell it apart from polyester satin. The concealed zip keeps the pillow in and makes washing simple. And the size, 76,2 x 50,8 cm, is the American queen cut, which runs a little larger than a standard South African pillow, so measure before you order.\n\nGet those four things right and the rest takes care of itself. Cool wash, line dry, no heat. That is all a silk case ever asks of you.", "llm_summary": "A white queen silk pillowcase made from mulberry silk woven to 22 momme, listed with a 600 thread count and a solid classic style with no pattern. It closes with a concealed zip and measures 76,2 x 50,8 centimetres, the American queen cut of 30 by 20 inches, so buyers should measure a standard South African pillow of roughly 45 by 70 centimetres before ordering. One pillowcase is supplied with a packing bag. Care is hand washing in cool water or a gentle machine cycle inside a mesh laundry bag, followed by line drying, with no tumble drying. The maker does not state the country of origin, the item weight or a brand name. Recommended for indoor bedroom use.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "sku": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "title": "White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Standard with Hidden Zip", "slug": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "price": 1150.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/main-white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from pure mulberry silk in a classic plain white, finished with a concealed zip so the pillow stays put and washing stays simple.", "description": "The problem with a cotton pillowcase\n\nMost people never think about what their face spends eight hours pressed against. Cotton is the default, it washes well, it is cheap, and nobody questions it. But cotton has a fine, slightly grippy surface. Run a hand across a cotton pillowcase and then across silk and the difference is immediate.\n\nThat grip is what causes the small, familiar annoyances. Hair that was smooth at bedtime looks roughed up by morning. A plait that was neat has gone fuzzy at the edges. You wake with creases pressed into one cheek because the fabric held your skin in place every time you turned instead of letting it slide.\n\nA silk pillowcase does not solve every sleep problem. It will not fix a lumpy pillow or a noisy neighbour. What it does change is the single surface your head rests on, and for a lot of people that one change is the best mulberry silk pillowcase upgrade they have made to their bed.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you compare silk pillowcases online, you will see a number followed by the word momme. It is not marketing language. Momme is the traditional unit for silk fabric weight, in the same spirit as GSM for cotton, and it is the most honest single number for judging quality.\n\nLower weight silks, in the low teens, feel light and a little papery. They are cheaper to make and they do not last as long, because there is simply less fibre in the cloth to take the wear of weekly washing. Very heavy silks feel dense and can be more than you want against your face on a warm night.\n\nThis pillowcase is 22 momme. That weight sits comfortably in the range that most experienced silk buyers settle on. It has enough body that it falls over a pillow in a soft, even drape rather than clinging flat, and enough substance that it does not feel fragile in your hands. It is still light and breathable, which matters in a South African summer.\n\nThe stated thread count here is 600. With silk, thread count is less informative than momme, because the counting method varies between fibres and weaving styles. Think of momme as the number to trust and thread count as supporting information.\n\nMulberry silk versus satin\n\nThis is the most common point of confusion, and it costs people money. Satin is a weave, not a fibre. You can weave satin from polyester, and it will be shiny and slippery and cost very little. It is not silk.\n\nMulberry silk is the real fibre, spun by silkworms fed on mulberry leaves, and it is what this pillowcase is made from. The maker states 100% mulberry silk. The practical differences show up over time. Polyester satin does not breathe in the same way, so it can feel clammy by the small hours, and it tends to pill where silk simply wears smooth.\n\nIf you are hunting for the best pure silk pillowcase rather than a lookalike, the fibre content line is the first thing to read on any listing. If a product page talks only about satin and never names the fibre, that usually tells you what you need to know.\n\nWhy the zip matters more than you would think\n\nPillowcases close in one of two ways. An envelope style has a flap of extra fabric that folds back over the open end and tucks under the pillow. A zipped style closes properly.\n\nEnvelope closures are fine until you are a restless sleeper. The flap works its way loose, the corner of the pillow pokes out, and by morning the case has shifted halfway down. On a silk pillowcase, which is slippery by nature, this happens more readily than it does on cotton.\n\nThe concealed zip on this one sits inside the seam, so you do not see it or feel it, and the outside of the pillowcase stays smooth and uniform. The pillow is fully enclosed and stays put. On laundry day it opens wide and the pillow slides straight out, which is genuinely quicker than wrestling with an envelope flap.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where most disappointed buyers go wrong, so it deserves care. This pillowcase measures 66 x 50.8 cm, which is 26 x 20 inches. That is the American standard size, and it is the size most international silk pillowcases are cut to.\n\nA typical South African standard pillow runs around 45 x 70 cm. You can see immediately that the numbers do not line up neatly. Depending on the pillow you own, this case may fit well with a slight drape, or it may be short along one dimension.\n\nSo measure. Take a tape measure to the actual pillow on your bed, not the one on the shelf, and note the length and the width. If your pillow is a little smaller than 66 x 50.8 cm, the silk will drape softly and look perfectly good. If your pillow is larger in either direction, you will struggle to get it in, and forcing a pillow into a case that is too small puts strain on the seams.\n\nIf you are shopping for the best standard size silk pillowcase for a guest room, remember that guest pillows are often older and flatter than your own, and may measure differently.\n\nWho it suits\n\nPeople who care about their hair come to silk first. Hair slides across the surface with less friction than it does over cotton, which is the plain physical reason the best silk pillowcase for hair is such a common search. That applies whether your hair is straight, curly, coiled, long or cropped.\n\nHot sleepers are the second group. Silk is breathable and does not trap heat the way a thick brushed cotton does, so it stays comfortable through a warm night.\n\nIt also suits anyone who simply likes nice things on their bed. A plain white silk pillowcase does not shout. It works with white linen, grey linen, patterned duvet covers, anything. Some people use it as the best luxury pillowcase on an otherwise plain bed, because one good piece lifts the whole look.\n\nAnd it travels well. Silk is light, packs down to nothing, and some people take theirs to hotels, which is why the best silk pillowcase for travel comes up more often than you would expect.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is a protein fibre, so treat it the way you would treat a good wool jumper. Cool water, mild detergent, no bleach.\n\nHand washing is easy. Fill a basin with cool water, add a small amount of detergent made for delicates, swish the pillowcase through, rinse until the water runs clear, and press out the excess without wringing. It takes a few minutes.\n\nIf you prefer the machine, put the pillowcase inside a mesh laundry bag and run the gentle cycle. The bag matters, because zips and buttons on other garments will snag silk. Do not wash it in with towels or denim.\n\nDrying is the part people get wrong. Never tumble dry silk. Heat and tumbling break down the fibre faster than anything else you could do to it. Line dry it or lay it flat, out of direct sunlight, because strong sun weakens silk over time. It dries quickly.\n\nIf you want it crisp, press on the coolest iron setting with the case turned inside out. Most of the time it comes off the line smooth enough that ironing is unnecessary.\n\nWash weekly, the same as any pillowcase. If you use rich creams or hair oils at night, wash more often.\n\nThe short version\n\nBuy on momme weight first. At 22 momme this is a substantial silk, not a thin one, and that is the number that separates a pillowcase you keep for years from one you replace. Confirm it is mulberry silk and not polyester satin, which this one is. Choose the zip over the envelope flap if you move in your sleep.\n\nThen measure your pillow against 66 x 50.8 cm before you order, because size is the only thing here you cannot change after the fact. Wash it cool, dry it on the line, and leave the tumble dryer out of it entirely.\n\nGet those few things right and a silk pillowcase is one of the least complicated improvements you can make to how a bed feels.", "llm_summary": "A standard size pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk in a plain white, solid colour, classic style. The silk is a 22 momme weave with a stated thread count of 600. It measures 66 x 50.8 centimetres (26 x 20 inches) and closes with a concealed zipper, which holds the pillow in place and allows easy removal for washing. Each order includes one pillowcase and a packing bag. Care is hand washing in cool water, or a gentle machine cycle inside a mesh laundry bag, followed by line drying. It should not be tumble dried. Brand, country of origin and item weight are not stated by the maker. Buyers should measure their own pillow, as South African standard pillows differ from American sizes.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "sku": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "title": "White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcases, Standard Size, 2 Pack", "slug": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "price": 1647.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/main-white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 100% mulberry silk at 600 thread count with a hidden zip closure, sized 66 x 50.8 cm (26\" x 20\") and sold as a matching two pack.", "description": "The problem with waking up creased\n\nMost of us never think about the pillowcase. It is the thing the pillow goes in, and that is that. Then one morning you look in the mirror and there is a line pressed into your cheek that takes an hour to fade, or your hair has turned into something that needs ten minutes of attention before you leave the house.\n\nA lot of that comes down to friction. Cotton is a lovely fabric, but under a microscope the surface is rough and the fibres are short. When you turn over at night, your face and hair catch slightly on that surface. Multiply that by eight hours and a few hundred turns, and you get creases and tangles.\n\nSilk behaves differently. The filaments are long and smooth, and the woven surface is far more even. Your head slides instead of gripping. That is the whole mechanism, and it is a material fact rather than a promise about what your skin will look like.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you shop for silk bedding for more than five minutes you will run into the word momme. It is the traditional unit for silk weight, and it does roughly the same job that GSM does for a towel or a bath sheet.\n\nLighter silk, around 16 momme, feels thin and almost papery. It can be lovely for a scarf. On a pillow that you lie on every night and wash every week, it does not last as well. Around 19 momme is the usual entry point for bedding. At 22 momme you are in the heavier end of what most people buy. The fabric has body. It drapes over the pillow instead of clinging to it, and the seams and zip have more fabric to hold on to.\n\nThese pillowcases are 22 momme, woven to a 600 thread count. Thread count on silk works a little differently to cotton, because silk filaments are so fine, but the combination of a dense weave and real weight is what gives the case its hand.\n\nBoth sides matter\n\nHere is a detail that is easy to miss when you are comparing options online. Some silk pillowcases use silk on the top face and a cheaper backing fabric underneath, usually cotton or polyester. It saves money for the maker and the photographs still look fine.\n\nThe trouble shows up the first time you flip the pillow over at two in the morning because the top side has gone warm. Suddenly you are on polyester. These cases are silk on both faces, so there is no wrong side.\n\nThe closure is an invisible zip rather than an envelope flap. That is partly about looks, since the case keeps a clean rectangular shape on the bed, and partly practical. A flap can creep open if you are a restless sleeper, and then the corner of your pillow is hanging out by morning.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where most silk pillowcase returns come from, so it is worth two minutes of your time.\n\nThese cases measure 66 x 50.8 cm, which is 26\" x 20\". That is the American standard cut, and a great many silk pillowcases on the market are made to American sizing because that is where the volume is. American sizing runs standard at roughly 51 x 66 cm, queen at 51 x 76 cm, and king at 51 x 91 cm.\n\nA South African standard pillow is usually around 45 x 70 cm. So the shapes do not line up perfectly. Depending on your pillows, this case may sit a touch roomy, or it may be a close fit.\n\nThe fix is simple. Take the pillow off the bed, lay it flat, and measure the length and the width in centimetres without pressing down on it. Then compare. If your pillow is a little smaller than the case, you will get a soft drape, which looks relaxed and sleeps perfectly well. If your pillow is larger than the case in either direction, choose something else. Forcing a plump pillow into a case that is too small puts strain on the seams and the zip, and silk seams do not love being stretched.\n\nIf you are genuinely between sizes, going slightly larger is the safer call.\n\nWho this suits\n\nA white 22 momme silk pillowcase in a two pack is a fairly broad pick. It works if you share a bed and want both sides to match. It works if you keep a neutral bedroom and do not want to commit to a colour. It works if you are buying a gift and do not know the person's palette, since white goes with everything.\n\nIt also suits people who have tried a cheap silk-feel pillowcase, found it slippery and thin, and want to know what the real thing is like. There is a clear difference between satin-weave polyester and 22 momme mulberry silk, and it is mostly in the weight and the way the fabric settles.\n\nIf you are hard on your bedding, wash everything hot, and have no interest in a gentler routine, silk may frustrate you. It is not fragile, but it does ask for cool water and a mild detergent.\n\nLooking after it\n\nThe care routine is short. Hand wash in water no warmer than 30°C, which is cool to lukewarm on your hand. Soak the case fully in clean water first. Dissolve a small amount of mild detergent completely before the silk goes in, so you never get a concentrated patch sitting on the fabric.\n\nWash white separately, or only with similar colours. Do not use bleach, and avoid detergents with optical brighteners, which can dull silk over time. Deal with marks on the day they happen rather than leaving them for the weekly wash.\n\nWhen it comes out, press the water out gently with your hands or roll it in a towel. Do not wring it. Dry flat or on a line out of direct sun, and keep it away from radiators and heaters. If you want it crisper, a low iron setting while it is slightly damp does the job, ideally with a cloth in between.\n\nTwo small habits make life easier. Buy a second pair so one set is always on the bed, and keep a small bottle of mild detergent near the basin so washing does not feel like a project.\n\nStyling it\n\nWhite silk takes light well, which is why it photographs so nicely in hotel rooms. On a real bed it is forgiving. Layer it over grey or charcoal linen for contrast, keep everything white for a calm look, or use it as the quiet element under a patterned duvet.\n\nBecause both cases match, a pair looks deliberate rather than accidental. If you like a fuller bed, add a pair of larger cotton shams behind them and let the silk sit in front.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a pair of white pillowcases in 100% mulberry silk at 22 momme, woven to 600 thread count, silk on both faces, with an invisible zip. Each measures 66 x 50.8 cm (26\" x 20\"), which is an American standard cut, so measure your own pillow before you commit. Care is hand washing in cool water with mild detergent, no bleach, dried away from heat and sun.\n\nWeight, country of origin and packaged dimensions are not stated by the maker. What is stated is the part that matters most on a pillowcase, which is the silk content, the momme weight and the size.\n\nDelivery is tracked to every province and takes 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that. Payment is by card. If the fit is wrong, you have 14 days from delivery to send them back unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "This is a two pack of white pillowcases made from 100% mulberry silk at 22 momme weight, woven to a 600 thread count, with silk on both sides. Each case measures 66 x 50.8 cm (26\" x 20\"), which is an American standard cut, and closes with an invisible zipper. The colour is plain white with no pattern and the style is described as modern. Care is hand wash at a maximum of 30°C (86°F), washed separately or with similar colours, with no bleach and mild detergent dissolved fully in the water. Weight, country of origin and overall packaged dimensions are not stated by the maker. Delivery across South Africa is tracked and takes 10 to 20 working days.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "sku": "white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "title": "White Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Queen, 19 Momme", "slug": "white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "price": 919.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.1 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/main-white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-3.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, a hidden zipper closure and a cool, smooth surface that hair and skin slide across with far less friction than cotton.", "description": "The 2am problem\n\nMost people do not go looking for a silk pillowcase because they read about it. They go looking because something is annoying them. The pillow gets warm and they flip it. The cotton creases press lines into a cheek. Hair that looked fine at bedtime looks slept-on in the morning. Those are small irritations on their own, but they stack up over a few hundred nights.\n\nA pillowcase is the one piece of bedding that touches your face directly for the whole night. It is also, usually, the cheapest thing on the bed. That mismatch is why swapping it is such a sensible first upgrade. You are not replacing a mattress. You are replacing the forty centimetres of fabric doing most of the work.\n\nSilk fixes two of those irritations by the nature of the fibre. The strands are long and smooth, so hair and skin move across the surface instead of catching on a woven cotton grain. And silk sheds warmth rather than holding it, which is why it feels cool when your hand first lands on it.\n\nWhat the numbers on a silk pillowcase mean\n\nSilk listings throw a lot of figures at you. Only a few of them matter.\n\nMomme is the one to learn. It is a weight measure for silk fabric, used the way GSM is used for cotton. Lower momme means thinner, lighter cloth. Higher momme means a denser, heavier fabric that drapes with more weight. This pillowcase is 19 momme, which sits in the band most people buy for bedding. Below about 16 momme, silk starts to feel flimsy and the seams take strain. Above 22 or so, you pay noticeably more and the fabric can feel slightly stiff until it has been slept on for a while. Nineteen is the practical middle.\n\nGrade refers to how the raw silk fibres are sorted. Grade 6A is the top band in the common grading system, based on fibre length and how even the strands are. Longer, more uniform fibres make a smoother and stronger cloth. It is a maker grading rather than an independent test, so treat it as a useful signal rather than a guarantee.\n\nThread count is the familiar one from cotton bedding, counting threads woven into a set area. This fabric is 600 thread count, which is a dense, closed weave. For silk though, momme tells you more than thread count does. If a listing shouts about thread count and stays quiet about momme, that is worth noticing.\n\nDouble sided matters more than the phrase suggests. A lot of budget covers are silk on the sleeping face and cotton or polyester on the back, which keeps the price down. This one is silk on both faces. In practice that means you can flip it mid-night without hitting a different texture, and the cover wears evenly instead of thinning on one side.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where most returns come from, so it is worth two minutes of your time.\n\nThis pillowcase is a queen size at 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, which is about 30 by 20 inches. That follows the American queen standard. Silk bedding is very often cut to American sizes, which do not line up neatly with what sits on a South African bed.\n\nA common pillow here runs around 45 x 70 cm. That slips inside a 50 x 75 cm cover with a small amount of room, which most people find perfectly comfortable. The fabric settles over the pillow and the extra ease at the end is barely visible once the zip is closed.\n\nWhere it goes wrong is at the extremes. A very deep memory foam pillow can measure the right length but sit much taller, and depth eats into the width of a cover. A firm, overstuffed pillow will stretch the seams and put strain on the zip. On the other end, a small child's pillow inside a queen cover will leave a lot of loose fabric.\n\nSo take a tape measure to the pillow you actually own. Measure length, width and depth. Compare those to 75 x 50 cm. If the length and width are both a few centimetres under, you are fine. If either is over, look at a larger size instead.\n\nWho this suits\n\nHot sleepers notice silk first. If you are the person who flips the pillow two or three times a night hunting for the cool side, a breathable silk pillowcase changes that pattern because it does not bank heat the way a thick cotton weave does.\n\nPeople with long hair are the second group. Hair sliding over a smooth surface pulls against the fabric far less than it does on cotton. That is a property of the fibre, plainly observable, not a promise about anything else.\n\nAnyone who uses night creams or facial oils tends to appreciate the smoother surface too, though a silk pillowcase will need washing more often if you do.\n\nAnd it suits gift buyers. A good silk pillowcase gift lands well precisely because it is a nice thing most people do not get around to buying for themselves. Plain white takes the guesswork out, since you do not need to know what duvet cover the person owns.\n\nIt suits one group less well. If you genuinely cannot face hand washing, silk will frustrate you. The care instruction here is hand wash only, and ignoring that is the fastest way to ruin good silk.\n\nLiving with it\n\nHand washing silk sounds like more work than it is. Fill a basin with cool water, add a small amount of mild detergent made for delicates, and swish the pillowcase around for a few minutes. Rinse in clean cool water. Do not wring it, do not twist it. Lay it on a towel, roll the towel up and press to push the water out.\n\nThen dry it flat or hang it in the shade. Direct sun and heat are both hard on silk fibres, and they are rougher on a white fabric than on a dark one. Skip the tumble dryer entirely.\n\nIf it needs smoothing afterwards, iron on the lowest silk setting, on the reverse side. Most of the time flat drying does the job and the iron stays in the cupboard.\n\nTwo other habits help. Wash it separately from anything with zips, hooks or rough textures, because those are what snag silk. And avoid bleach and harsh stain removers, even on a white pillowcase. They attack the fibre.\n\nWashed weekly and dried out of the sun, a 19 momme silk pillowcase holds its hand and its shine for a long time. The hidden zipper helps here too, keeping the pillow enclosed so there is less bunching and less tugging at the seams each night.\n\nA few things nobody tells you\n\nSilk feels different for the first week. It is smoother and slightly cooler than you expect, and some people take a couple of nights to settle. That is normal.\n\nBuy two if you sleep on two pillows. A single silk pillowcase next to a cotton one is an odd combination, and you will notice the difference every time you turn over. Each pack here contains one pillowcase.\n\nKeep the packaging until you are certain about the fit. Returns are open for 14 days from delivery, unused and unwashed, so check the size against your pillow before the first wash.\n\nAnd remember the weight. At 0.1 kg this packs down to almost nothing, which makes it an easy thing to take along if you travel and want your own pillow surface in a strange bed.\n\nThe short version\n\nLook at momme before thread count. Nineteen momme is a sound, practical weight for a pillowcase you will use every night. Grade 6A tells you the fibres are long and even. Double sided silk means both faces are the same and the cover wears evenly instead of thinning on one side.\n\nMeasure your pillow against 75 x 50 cm before ordering, because size is the single most common reason a silk pillowcase goes back.\n\nHand wash it in cool water, dry it flat away from the sun, keep bleach nowhere near it. Do that and the fabric stays smooth and cool for years.\n\nDelivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that. Payment is by card. You have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused and unwashed if it is not right.", "llm_summary": "This is a white queen size mulberry silk pillowcase measuring 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, which is about 30 by 20 inches. The fabric is 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, and the pillowcase is silk on both sides rather than silk backed with another fibre. It closes with a hidden zipper, is a solid white with no pattern, and is described as breathable with temperature-control properties. Item weight is 0.1 kg and the pack contains one pillowcase. Care is hand wash only. Brand, country of origin and any certification details are not stated for this product, so buyers should measure their own pillow before ordering to confirm the fit.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric", "sku": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric", "title": "Brushed Mulberry Silk Scarf, Grey and Black Geometric Weave", "slug": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric", "price": 1380.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/main-brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Brushed mulberry silk in a woven grey and black geometric pattern, cut long at 180 x 30 cm (71\" x 12\") so it can be draped, knotted or worn as a light wrap, and packed in a gift box.", "description": "The scarf problem most people have\n\nMost of us own one or two scarves that never leave the cupboard. They are too bulky to wear with a coat, too bright to wear with anything, or so slippery that the knot gives up by the second block. Then winter arrives and we reach for the same tired thing we have worn for five years.\n\nA brushed silk scarf is a quiet fix for that. It is thin enough to disappear under a coat collar, warm enough to be worth putting on, and muted enough that you do not have to plan an outfit around it. This one is 180 x 30 cm (71\" x 12\") in grey and black geometric weave, which is about as easy a combination as you can get.\n\nWhat brushing does to silk\n\nPlain woven silk has a hard, smooth face. It feels cool, it catches the light, and it slides. That is lovely for a dress scarf tucked into an open-neck shirt, but it has two drawbacks for everyday wear. It looks formal, and knots work themselves loose.\n\nBrushing is a finishing step that lightly raises the surface fibres. The cloth keeps the thin, light build of silk but gains a soft, slightly fuzzy face. Three things change. The shine drops, so the scarf reads as casual rather than dressy. The handle softens, which is why people describe brushed silk as velvety. And the surface grips itself a little, so a simple loop stays where you put it.\n\nIf you have tried a satin-finish silk scarf and found it too formal or too fiddly, this is the version that tends to stick.\n\nWhy mulberry silk gets named\n\nYou will see \"mulberry silk\" on good scarves and pillowcases. It refers to silk from silkworms fed on mulberry leaves, which produces long, unbroken filaments. Long filaments mean a smoother, more even cloth with fewer slubs and less tendency to pill.\n\nThat is the whole claim. It is a quality marker about the fibre, not a promise about anything else. We are not going to tell you a scarf will change your skin or your health, because that is not what a scarf does. What silk genuinely offers is a smooth surface, very low weight for the warmth it gives, and a drape that heavier fabrics cannot match.\n\nMomme weight, which is the standard way silk thickness is measured, is not stated for this scarf. Neither is the exact fibre percentage or the country of manufacture. The maker does not state them, so we do not either. What we can tell you is the size, the finish, the pattern and how to look after it.\n\nDoes a long, narrow cut suit you?\n\nScarf dimensions matter more than most people expect. There are roughly three families. Square scarves, usually around 90 x 90 cm, which you fold into triangles and tie at the neck. Wide rectangles or wraps, often 70 cm or more across, which behave like shawls. And long narrow rectangles like this one.\n\nAt 180 cm long and 30 cm wide, this is squarely in the third family, and that is the most versatile everyday shape. Here is what the numbers buy you.\n\nThe 180 cm length is enough for a double wrap on most adults with the ends still hanging to about mid-chest. It is also enough for a loose single drape down the front of a coat, which is the easiest way to wear a scarf and the hardest to get wrong.\n\nThe 30 cm width keeps the volume at your neck low. Wide scarves bunch up under a coat collar and push it out of shape. A narrow one tucks flat. That is why this cut works equally well with a tailored overcoat and a chunky jumper.\n\nWhat it will not do is act as a shawl. If you want something to pull over your shoulders on a cool evening, you need a wrap that is at least double this width.\n\nReading the pattern\n\nThe grey and black geometric design is woven into the cloth rather than printed on top. Woven patterns hold their edges over time, they do not crack or wear at the fold lines, and they look like a proper textile rather than a decal.\n\nVisually, a woven geometric in muted tones does something useful. From a distance it reads as texture, so it does not fight with whatever you are wearing. Up close it has enough going on to be interesting. That is the sweet spot for a scarf you want to wear more than once a fortnight.\n\nColour matching is straightforward. Grey and black go with navy, charcoal, black, camel, cream, olive and most denim. They do not go brilliantly with warm orange-reds or bright browns, so if your coat is tan with a strong orange cast, hold it up next to a grey swatch before deciding.\n\nWarmth without bulk\n\nSilk is an odd fabric in that it is far warmer than its weight suggests. The fibre holds a thin layer of still air against the skin, and still air is what actually insulates you. A thin silk layer at the throat closes the gap where cold gets into a coat, which is where most of us feel the chill first.\n\nThe flip side is that silk does not hold heat the way thick wool does, so you do not cook when you walk indoors. For a cold morning commute, a draughty office or a flight, that balance is exactly right. For standing outside in a hard frost for an hour, you want wool over the top.\n\nIt also packs. Rolled up, a scarf this size takes almost no room in a bag, which is why it is a sensible travel scarf. Planes run cold and hotel rooms are unpredictable.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it is unforgiving of three things: heat, bleach and rough handling. Avoid those and a scarf lasts years.\n\nWash it by hand only, in cool water with a detergent made for delicates. Swish, do not scrub, and never wring it out. Lay it in a towel, roll the towel, press gently, then dry the scarf flat somewhere shaded. Direct sun and radiators both do damage, sun to the colour and heat to the fibre.\n\nKeep bleach and stain-removal sprays away from it entirely. If something spills, blot it straight away with cool water rather than reaching for a chemical.\n\nIf you need to press it, use a cool iron on the reverse side with a cloth in between, and keep the steam off the brushed face so you do not flatten the nap. Most of the time hanging it in a steamy bathroom for ten minutes will drop the creases on its own.\n\nStore it loosely folded or rolled in a drawer. Thin hangers leave a mark along the fold line.\n\nOne more thing worth saying: you do not need to wash a scarf as often as a shirt. It sits over clothing, not against skin all day. Air it between wears and wash it when it picks up perfume, make-up or a spill.\n\nBuying it as a gift\n\nScarves are among the few clothing items where you cannot get the size wrong, which makes them a reliable present. This one arrives in a gift box, so it is ready to hand over without wrapping.\n\nThe muted grey and black pattern is the part that makes it safe as a gift. Bright or heavily printed scarves are a gamble on someone else's taste. A woven geometric in neutral tones slots into almost any wardrobe, and it reads as considered rather than loud.\n\nDelivery, payment and changing your mind\n\nDelivery is tracked and goes to every province, usually within 10 to 20 working days. It is free on orders over R1800 and R250 below that. Payment is by card.\n\nIf it arrives and it is not what you pictured, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, provided the scarf is unused and unwashed. No long explanation required.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a long, narrow brushed mulberry silk scarf, 180 x 30 cm, in a woven grey and black geometric pattern. The brushed finish makes it softer and less shiny than a classic silk scarf, and knots hold better because of it. The cut is the versatile one: long enough to double wrap, narrow enough to sit flat under a coat collar.\n\nIt suits cool mornings, cold offices and travel. It does not replace a heavy wool scarf in serious cold, and it is not wide enough to work as a shawl. Hand wash it, dry it flat in the shade, and it will keep its look for a long time. It comes boxed, which makes it an easy gift.", "llm_summary": "A long brushed mulberry silk scarf with a woven grey and black geometric pattern, measuring 180 x 30 cm (71\" x 12\"). The brushed finish gives a soft, slightly matte surface while keeping silk's light weight and smooth handle. The narrow, long cut suits looping, double wrapping, knotting or wearing flat under a coat collar, and the muted colouring pairs with navy, charcoal, black, cream and camel. Care is hand wash only in cool water, dried flat away from heat and sun. It is supplied in a gift box. Momme weight, exact fibre percentage, scarf weight and country of origin are not stated by the maker. Delivery is tracked to every province in South Africa in 10 to 20 working days.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue", "sku": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue", "title": "Brushed Mulberry Silk Scarf in Grey Blue", "slug": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue", "price": 1509.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/main-brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Brushed mulberry silk in a quiet grey blue, cut long at 180 x 30 cm (71 x 12 in) so you can loop it, knot it or let it hang, and it arrives in a gift box ready to give.", "description": "The scarf problem nobody mentions\n\nMost people own more scarves than they wear. There is usually a good wool one that scratches, a thin printed square that does nothing in the cold, and two or three that were gifts in colours that do not match anything in the wardrobe. They sit in a drawer. Every winter you buy another.\n\nThe scarf you actually wear is almost always the one that solves a small daily problem without asking anything of you. It has to be warm enough for the gap between your collar and your jaw. It has to be light enough that you do not resent carrying it indoors. And it has to be a colour you do not have to think about at the door.\n\nA brushed mulberry silk scarf hits all three. That is the whole case for it.\n\nWhat brushing actually does to silk\n\nPlain woven silk has a smooth, slightly reflective face. It feels cool on the skin and it looks polished, which is lovely for a dress scarf but not especially warm. Brushing changes that. The surface of the cloth is worked so that tiny fibre ends lift away from the weave, creating a soft nap.\n\nTwo things follow from that. First, the handle changes. Instead of slipping across your fingers, the fabric has a gentle drag to it, closer to a very fine flannel than to satin. Second, that raised nap holds a thin layer of still air against your skin, and still air is what keeps you warm. It is the same principle that makes a brushed cotton sheet feel warmer than a percale one at the same thickness.\n\nWhat you end up with is a fabric that is still silk, still light, still folds down to nothing, but behaves more like a knit when the temperature drops. It also looks softer. The matte surface photographs better and reads as more understated than a shiny scarf, which is why it works as easily with a wool coat as with a plain jumper.\n\nWhy length is the spec that matters most\n\nPeople shop for scarves by colour and material and then wonder why the finished look is wrong. Nine times out of ten, the problem is length.\n\nThis one is 180 cm long and 30 cm wide, or roughly 71 by 12 inches. That is a long, narrow rectangle. Here is what that buys you.\n\nA single loop, with both ends hanging, gives a relaxed line down the front of a coat. Because the scarf is long, the ends sit at a flattering point rather than stopping awkwardly at the chest. A double loop closes the gap at the neck for genuinely cold days and still leaves short tails. A slip knot, where you fold the scarf in half and pull the ends through the loop, gives you the tidiest version, good under a blazer or for a meeting. And left completely open, it runs the length of a long coat and adds vertical line.\n\nA shorter scarf, say 140 cm, can really only do the knot. A much longer one, over 200 cm, starts to bunch unless you are tall. The 180 cm mark is the sweet spot for most adults, which is why it has become the standard length for the best long silk scarf styles.\n\nThe 30 cm width is also deliberate. Narrow enough to sit flat under a collar without bulking up, wide enough to drape properly when open. It is a scarf, not a wrap, so do not buy it expecting shoulder coverage.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIf you commute, work in an air conditioned building, or spend a lot of time moving between heated interiors and cold outdoor air, this is close to the ideal accessory. Wool is a commitment. You put it on and you are warm whether you like it or not, and then you are carrying a heavy loop of fabric around the shops. Silk lets you adjust. On, off, in the bag, back on in the evening.\n\nIt also suits anyone who finds wool itchy at the neck. Silk is smooth against skin and the brushed surface, while softer, is not scratchy. Hair and skin slide over silk with less friction than over cotton or wool, which is one reason people with sensitive necks gravitate toward it.\n\nIt works for men and women. The narrow cut and the muted grey blue are not gendered. Under a coat collar it reads as classic tailoring; worn loose over a jumper it reads as casual.\n\nWhere it is less suited: proper winter wind on an exposed coastline, or anyone who wants a big statement print. This is a quiet scarf. That is the point of it, but it is worth saying plainly.\n\nHow to judge the colour before you buy\n\nGrey blue is a shifting colour. In daylight it leans cool and bluish. Under warm indoor light it reads closer to grey. That variability is a feature, because it means the scarf agrees with more of your wardrobe than a committed colour would.\n\nA quick test: open your cupboard and look at the three coats or jackets you wear most. If any of them are navy, charcoal, black, camel, cream or denim, this scarf will sit well with them. If your outerwear is mostly rust, olive or burgundy, a warmer neutral might serve you better.\n\nThe other thing to consider is what you wear underneath. Muted mid tones are forgiving over patterns. If you wear a lot of stripes, checks or prints, a plain scarf calms the whole outfit down rather than competing with it.\n\nLooking after silk without making it a chore\n\nSilk has a reputation for being delicate. It is more accurate to say it is specific. It does not like heat, harsh detergent, chlorine or rough handling. Give it none of those and it lasts a very long time.\n\nHand washing takes about five minutes. Cool water, a small amount of mild detergent, a gentle squeeze rather than a scrub. Rinse until the water runs clear. Do not wring it, ever, because twisting breaks the long filaments that make silk strong in the first place. Lay it on a clean towel, roll the towel up and press, then unroll and dry the scarf flat somewhere out of direct sun.\n\nDry cleaning is the alternative if you would rather not bother. Either method is fine; the care instruction allows both.\n\nFor storage, flat in a drawer or loosely rolled is best. Hanging a silk scarf on a narrow hook for months puts all its weight on one small area and leaves a mark. Keep it away from damp and away from strong light, which fades dyes over time.\n\nIf it creases in a bag, hang it in a steamy bathroom for twenty minutes. That usually fixes it without any ironing at all. If you do iron, use the coolest setting with a cloth between the iron and the silk.\n\nGiving it as a gift\n\nAccessories are good gifts because there is no size to get wrong. A scarf in a neutral colour removes the second risk, which is taste. You are not asking someone to wear your preference; you are giving them something that fits into what they already own.\n\nThis one arrives in a gift box, so there is no wrapping to organise. Add a card and it is done. It travels well in the post if you are sending it to another province, and it is light enough that posting it onward is cheap.\n\nThe short version\n\nBuy a brushed silk scarf if you want warmth at the neck without weight, in a colour you do not have to plan around. The brushing is what makes it warmer than ordinary silk. The 180 cm length is what gives you more than one way to wear it. The grey blue is what makes it easy to grab on the way out.\n\nWash it gently, dry it flat, store it rolled. Delivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that, and you have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused if it is not right.", "llm_summary": "A brushed mulberry silk scarf in a muted grey blue, cut long and narrow at 180 x 30 cm (71 x 12 in). The silk is brushed to give a soft, matte surface rather than a glossy satin face, which adds a light insulating layer at the neck without the bulk of wool. The length allows several styling options, including a single loop, a double loop, a slip knot, or simply draped open over a coat. Care is hand wash or dry clean, dried flat away from direct heat and sun. It is supplied in a gift box. Momme weight, exact fibre percentage, country of origin and item weight are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "sku": "lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "title": "Lightweight Square Mulberry Silk Scarf 70cm", "slug": "lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "price": 690.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/main-lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from pure mulberry silk with a single-side printed design, it ties as a neckerchief, a hair wrap, a handbag accent or a soft collar, and it hand washes in minutes.", "description": "The problem with most accessories\n\nMost accessories ask something of you. Jewellery needs to match. A jacket needs the right weather. A handbag commits you to a colour for the whole day. A square silk scarf asks for almost nothing. You throw it in a bag, and at some point you decide whether it is going around your neck, on your head, or tied to the handle of the bag it has been riding in.\n\nThat flexibility is why the 70 x 70 cm square has stayed popular for decades. It is the size that does the most jobs. A 53 cm square is too small for a proper neck knot. A 90 cm square is beautiful but it is a commitment, and it needs practice to tie without looking bulky. Seventy centimetres sits in the middle, which is why it tends to be the square people reach for most often once they own a few.\n\nWhat mulberry silk actually gives you\n\nSilk comes from different sources, and mulberry silk is the one with long, even filaments. That length is what you feel. The fabric drapes instead of standing away from the body, knots hold without bulging, and the surface stays smooth rather than catching on dry skin or a wool coat.\n\nHair and skin slide over silk with less friction than over cotton. That is a plain physical fact about the surface, and it is why a silk head scarf behaves differently at night to a cotton bandana. It is not magic, it is just a smoother fibre.\n\nThis particular square is cut light. The maker does not state a momme weight, so there is no exact number to quote, but a light weave is what lets a 70 cm square fold into a thin band without looking like a scarf stuffed under your collar. Heavier silk twill, by contrast, holds a more structured shape and sits better on a 90 cm square.\n\nThe single-side print, and why it matters\n\nThe design here is printed on one face. The reverse shows a paler shadow of the same pattern. This is standard for printed silk and it is not a flaw, but it does change how you tie.\n\nWhen you fold a square into a triangle, the two outer corners fold toward the centre and the printed face stays on top. When you roll it on the bias into a narrow band, you are showing a strip from the middle of the design, so a scarf with a strong border print will look very different rolled than it does worn open.\n\nThe practical advice is simple. Before you buy, look at the image and ask yourself where the colour sits. If the pattern is busy across the whole square, it will look good folded any way. If the interest sits on the border, plan to wear it open or as a loose triangle so the border shows.\n\nWays to wear it\n\nHere are the ties that actually get used, rather than the twenty-step tutorials nobody repeats.\n\nThe flat neckerchief. Fold corner to corner into a triangle, then roll the long edge up in bands until you have a wide strip with the point tucked inside. Lay it at the front of the neck, cross at the back, bring the ends forward and tie a small knot slightly off centre. It takes about ten seconds once you have done it twice.\n\nThe bias band. Fold the square diagonally, then keep rolling until you have a long narrow strip. This is the base for a headband, a choker, a belt through trouser loops, or a tie around a ponytail. It is the most useful fold to learn, because it turns one square into four accessories.\n\nThe hair wrap. Open the square, place it over the head with the straight edge at the hairline, gather the hair into the fabric and tie the two front corners at the nape or on top. People searching for the best silk scarf for curly hair usually land here, because the wrap holds without pulling at the roots.\n\nThe bag tie. Bias roll, loop around a handle, double knot, let the ends hang. The cheapest way to make a plain bag look considered.\n\nChoosing between sizes\n\nIf you are buying your first silk square, 70 cm is the one to start with. It covers neck and hair, it folds small, and it is forgiving if your knotting is not neat yet.\n\nGo larger, to 90 cm or above, if you want shoulder coverage, a shawl effect, or the big folded triangle look over a coat. Go smaller, to 53 cm, if you only want a pocket square or a tie around a short ponytail.\n\nThink about the print as much as the size. A loud, high-contrast design draws attention to the face, which is great if the rest of the outfit is plain. A quieter, tonal print works harder across more outfits, which matters if you are only buying one. Most people who end up with a drawer of silk squares started with something bold and then bought calmer ones because those got worn more.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is tougher than its reputation suggests, but it has rules, and the rules are not negotiable.\n\nHand wash only, separately, in water below 30 degrees. Use a detergent made for delicates, swirl rather than scrub, and do not wring the fabric. Press the water out between a clean towel, then dry flat or over a hanger somewhere shaded. Direct sun is the fastest way to dull a print.\n\nNever bleach it. Bleach breaks down silk fibre and strips colour, and there is no recovering from it. For a small mark, dab with cool water and a touch of mild detergent instead of washing the whole square.\n\nIron on low, ideally while the silk is slightly damp, with a thin cloth between the iron and the fabric. Dry cleaning is fine if you would rather hand the job over.\n\nStore it rolled or loosely folded in a drawer rather than crushed at the bottom of a bag. If it does come out creased, hanging it in a steamy bathroom for ten minutes usually sorts it.\n\nA note on fit and expectations\n\nSilk squares are cut with a small tolerance. Expect roughly 1 to 2 cm variation either way on the 70 cm measurement. It makes no practical difference to how the scarf ties, and it is the norm across the category.\n\nColours on screen are never exactly colours in hand. Monitors push warmth or coolness differently, and printed silk has a sheen that photographs brighter than it looks in a room. If the shade turns out not to work with your wardrobe, the 14 day cancellation window covers it, provided the scarf is unused and unwashed.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 70 x 70 cm mulberry silk square is the most useful scarf size there is. It knots neatly at the neck, wraps the head, bands the hair, ties to a bag and threads through belt loops, all from one piece of fabric that weighs almost nothing and folds down to the size of your palm.\n\nThe silk is light and smooth, the design is printed on one face, and the care is straightforward as long as you keep it away from machines, hot water and bleach. Delivery across South Africa is tracked and takes 10 to 20 working days, free on orders over R1800. If it is not right, you have 14 days to send it back unused and unwashed.\n\nBuy the one whose print you would actually wear on an ordinary Tuesday. That is the one that will leave the drawer.", "llm_summary": "A lightweight square scarf made from pure mulberry silk, measuring 70 x 70 cm (about 27 x 27 inch), with a single-side printed design. The square shape suits neckerchief knots, hair wraps, headbands, handbag ties and soft belt styling. Care is hand wash only, separately, in water below 30 degrees, with no bleach, no machine washing, low-temperature ironing and dry cleaning as an alternative. Shipping package dimensions are 17.2 x 16.9 x 2.2 cm at 60 grams. Colour, printed design, momme weight, country of origin and brand are not specified, and no certifications, warranty or customer ratings are specified. Delivery across South Africa is tracked and takes 10 to 20 working days.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue", "sku": "mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue", "title": "Mulberry Silk Twill Handbag Scarf in Dark Blue", "slug": "mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue", "price": 711.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/main-mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from 100% mulberry silk twill at 90 x 5 cm (35.5 x 2 in), it knots neatly around a bag handle, ties a ponytail without dragging on hair, and threads through belt loops when you want a softer finish.", "description": "The problem with a bag you wear every day\n\nMost of us own one handbag that does nearly all the work. It is a good bag, which is why it gets used, and after a year of daily carrying it stops registering as anything other than the thing that holds your keys. You do not want a new bag. You just want the one you have to look like you picked it on purpose this morning.\n\nThat is the gap a narrow silk scarf fills. It is a small piece of fabric with a specific job. Tied at the base of a handle, it adds colour exactly where the eye lands and costs a fraction of what a second bag would. The same strip works in your hair when the bag is at home, which is the part that surprises people the first time they buy one.\n\nWhat a ribbon scarf actually is\n\nThis one is 90 centimetres long and 5 centimetres wide, which is roughly 35.5 by 2 inches. If you are used to square scarves, the proportions sound odd. Hold a shoelace next to a tea towel and you have the difference.\n\nThe slim cut is deliberate. A wide scarf folded down to ribbon width becomes bulky at the knot and the folds work loose through the day. A strip that is already narrow ties flat, stays tied and does not swamp a handle. The trade-off is that you cannot wear it over your shoulders. It is trim, not coverage.\n\nThe fabric is 100% mulberry silk in a twill weave. Mulberry silk is the long-fibre type used for proper scarves, and twill is the weave with the fine diagonal grain running through it. On a strip this narrow, twill matters more than it would on a big square. It gives the ribbon just enough body that a bow holds its loops rather than drooping, and the weave helps the silk shrug off the creasing that comes from being knotted and untied every day.\n\nSmoothness is the other thing silk brings. Hair and skin slide over it with less friction than over cotton, so tying it and pulling it loose is a gentler process than it is with a woven cotton ribbon. That is a property of the fibre, nothing more complicated than that.\n\nThree ways people wear it\n\nOn a handbag handle. Wrap it once around the base of the handle where the strap meets the body of the bag, then tie a bow. On a thin handle you can coil it two or three times before knotting. On a thick or padded handle, one wrap and a bow is plenty. Dark blue sits well against black leather, tan, cream and grey, so you are unlikely to run into a clash.\n\nIn your hair. Put a plain elastic in first, then tie the ribbon over it. Silk alone is too slippery to hold a ponytail securely for a full day, but tied over a band it hides the elastic and adds the colour. It also works wound along a plait, with a knot at the bottom, or tied around the base of a bun with the tails left loose.\n\nAs a soft belt. Thread it through the loops on jeans or tie it over the waist of a dress. It is decorative, not structural. It will not hold heavy trousers up and it is not trying to. Over a tucked-in shirt on a mid-rise jean, it reads as a small deliberate touch.\n\nA fourth option people find on their own is tying it to a suitcase handle so their bag stands out on the carousel. It works, but luggage belts are rough on fine silk, so a sturdier tag is the safer choice if you travel often.\n\nWho it suits\n\nIt suits anyone who already owns a bag they wear constantly and wants to change how it looks without spending bag money. It suits people with long hair who tie it up most days. It suits anyone building a small wardrobe of accessories rather than a large one, because a single ribbon covers more situations than most things that size.\n\nIt is also one of the easier gifts to get right. There are no sizes to guess, it packs flat, and it does not depend on knowing someone's exact taste in clothes. A dark blue twill is about as safe as printed silk gets.\n\nIt does not suit you if what you actually want is warmth or coverage. If you are shopping for something to wrap around your neck in winter, this is the wrong shape entirely. Look at an oblong or a square instead.\n\nHow to choose the right narrow scarf\n\nStart with length. Ninety centimetres is the sweet spot for a ribbon. Shorter than that and you lose the tails on a bow once you have wrapped a handle. Much longer and the ends start dangling into everything. If you want to test it before buying, cut 90 centimetres of string and tie it to your bag.\n\nThen look at width. Anything from 4 to 6 centimetres behaves like a ribbon. Narrower than that and it reads as a cord, wider and you are back into folding territory. Five centimetres keeps the print visible while staying flat at the knot.\n\nFibre is the part worth paying for. There are plenty of polyester strips sold as silk-look, and they tie fine, but they do not have the same surface, the same drape or the same way of holding a knot. If you are choosing between a polyester ribbon and real mulberry silk, the silk will still look good after two years of wearing.\n\nColour choice comes last. A dark neutral like this one goes with more of your existing things, which means it gets used. A bright print is more fun and more limited. If this is your first ribbon scarf, start with the one that matches most of your bags.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash only, in cool water with a mild detergent made for delicates. Do not soak it, do not wring it and do not rub the silk against itself. Swish it, rinse it, then press the water out in a towel and lay it flat to dry somewhere out of direct sun.\n\nWash it rarely. A ribbon that has only touched a handbag handle does not need washing on a schedule. Airing it overnight deals with most of what it picks up.\n\nFor creases, hang it in a steamy bathroom and let the wrinkles drop out. If you must iron it, use the coolest setting with a cotton cloth laid over the silk, and keep the iron moving.\n\nThe ends are where wear shows first, so untie knots by loosening them rather than pulling the tails. Keep it away from velcro, split nails and rough zips, which are what catch fine fabric.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 90 by 5 centimetre strip of 100% mulberry silk twill in dark blue. Tie it on a handbag handle, over a ponytail or through your belt loops. Twill gives it enough body to hold a bow, silk gives it the smooth surface, and the narrow cut means it knots flat instead of bunching.\n\nHand wash in cool water, dry flat, and untie knots gently. Delivery across South Africa is tracked and takes 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that, with card payment at checkout. You have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused and unwashed if it is not what you pictured.", "llm_summary": "A narrow mulberry silk twill ribbon scarf in dark blue, measuring 90 x 5 cm (35.5 x 2 in). The fabric is 100% mulberry silk in a twill weave. The slim ribbon shape is made for tying around handbag handles, binding a ponytail or plait, and threading through belt loops as a soft scarf belt. Twill gives the strip enough body to hold a bow. Care is hand wash only in cool water, dried flat. Momme weight, exact colour code, origin country and scarf weight are not stated by the maker. Delivery across South Africa is tracked, 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that. Returns within 14 days, unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm", "sku": "printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm", "title": "Printed Mulberry Silk Neckerchief 53cm", "slug": "printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm", "price": 644.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/main-printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from 100% pure mulberry silk with a single-side digital print, light enough to knot at the throat and long enough to tie over your hair.", "description": "The problem with most scarves\n\nMost people own at least one scarf they never wear. It is usually too big, too thick, or too fussy to tie in the two minutes you have before leaving the house. It sits in a drawer, gets pulled out twice a year, and then goes back.\n\nA small silk square solves that, mostly by being small. At 53 x 53 cm (about 21 x 21 inches), this neckerchief is sized for the two jobs people actually use scarves for day to day: tidying up a plain neckline, and keeping hair off your face. It is not a shawl and it will not keep you warm on a cold morning in the Highveld. What it does is finish an outfit, which is a different job entirely.\n\nThe other thing that puts people off is care. Silk has a reputation for being difficult. It is not, really. It just asks you to hand wash it rather than throwing it in with the towels. Once you have done that twice it stops feeling like a chore.\n\nWhat mulberry silk actually is\n\nSilk comes from the cocoon of the silkworm. Mulberry silk is the kind produced by worms raised on mulberry leaves alone, in controlled conditions, which gives you long, even filaments instead of short, broken ones. Long filaments spin into smoother yarn, and smoother yarn weaves into fabric with that slippery, slightly cool surface people associate with silk.\n\nThat surface is the whole point. Smooth fabric slides over itself, which is why a silk knot stays tidy and does not bunch up. It also slides over skin and hair with less friction than cotton, which is one reason silk gets used for hair scarves and pillowcases. It is a mechanical thing, nothing more complicated than that.\n\nThis scarf is listed as 100% pure mulberry silk. The maker does not state the momme weight or the name of the weave, so if you are the kind of buyer who likes those numbers, treat them as unlisted rather than assuming. What you can rely on is the fibre content and the size.\n\nWhy the print is on one side\n\nThe design is applied by digital print to one face of the silk. Digital printing works a bit like an inkjet: it lays fine droplets of dye directly onto the fabric, which makes it good at small detail, soft gradients and thin outlines. Older methods like screen printing need a separate screen for each colour, so they tend to favour bold, flat shapes.\n\nThe trade-off is that the dye does not fully penetrate to the back. Turn the scarf over and you will see a paler ghost of the front. For a neckerchief this hardly matters, because when you knot it the back is hidden. If you plan to tie it loose and flowing, with a lot of the reverse showing, it is worth knowing in advance.\n\nWho this size suits\n\nA 53 cm square is the classic neckerchief size, and it suits a few specific people.\n\nIf you wear a lot of plain shirts, knitwear or shift dresses, a small printed square is the fastest way to add colour without changing your whole outfit. It sits in the space between collar and chin and does the work of a necklace.\n\nIf you have long hair and want it off your neck in summer, this folds into a triangle and ties at the nape, or rolls into a band. One of the better reasons to look for a decent silk hair scarf is simply that smooth fabric does not grab at strands the way a rough cotton bandana can.\n\nIf you travel light, it packs down to nothing. Rolled up it takes less room in a handbag than a pair of sunglasses, and it will not crease into a hard line the way a folded cotton scarf does.\n\nWho it will not suit: anyone shopping for warmth or shoulder coverage. For that you want a 90 cm square at minimum, or a long rectangular wrap.\n\nChoosing a print you will actually wear\n\nPattern choice is where most scarf purchases go wrong. A few things help.\n\nStart with your existing wardrobe rather than the scarf. Look at the three or four colours you wear most and pick a print that has at least one of them in it. A scarf that shares a colour with your coat or your usual shirt will come out of the drawer far more often than a beautiful print that matches nothing.\n\nThink about scale next. Small, dense motifs read almost as a texture when the scarf is knotted small, which makes them easy to wear with other patterns. Large motifs need more surface area to make sense, so they work better worn flat as a headscarf than crushed into a throat knot.\n\nBorder prints are worth a mention. Many square scarves put a frame or a contrast edge around the design, which shows up nicely when the scarf is folded into a triangle. If the images show a border, that is a hint about how the designer expected it to be folded.\n\nWays to tie it\n\nThe simplest knot is the triangle. Fold corner to corner, lay the long edge across your collarbone, take the two ends behind your neck, cross them and bring them back to the front. Tie a single knot slightly off-centre and tuck the ends.\n\nFor something flatter, roll the scarf into a narrow band first. Fold it in half corner to corner, then keep folding the long edge over on itself until you have a strip a few centimetres wide. Wrap it once around the neck and knot at the side. This sits almost invisibly under a collar.\n\nIn the hair, use the triangle again but place the long edge across your forehead and knot at the base of your skull, tucking the point underneath. Or use the rolled band as a headband, tied on top with the ends left loose.\n\nOn a bag, roll the band and tie it in a loose bow around the handle. Leave the ends short so they do not catch on things.\n\nLooking after silk\n\nThe care rules are short. Hand wash alone, below 30 degrees Celsius, with a detergent meant for delicates. No washing machine. No bleach, ever, including anything with an optical brightener in it. Dry cleaning is fine if you prefer.\n\nWhen you wash it, keep it brief. Swirl it through the water for a minute or two rather than leaving it to soak, then rinse in clean cool water until there is no suds left. Squeeze the water out by pressing the scarf between your palms or rolling it in a towel. Wringing and twisting stretch the fibres out of shape.\n\nDry it flat or over a rail, somewhere out of direct sun. Sunlight is the main thing that fades printed colour.\n\nIroning is easiest while the silk is still a little damp. Set the iron low, turn the scarf print-side down, and keep the iron moving. If it has dried completely, lay a thin cotton cloth over the top and press through that.\n\nStorage matters more than people expect. Roll the scarf rather than folding it on the same creases, and keep it away from anything scratchy. Velcro, watch clasps and the rough edge of a handbag zip are the usual culprits for snags.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a 53 x 53 cm square of 100% pure mulberry silk with a digital print on one face. It is the right size for knotting at the neck, tying in your hair or trimming a bag, and the wrong size if you wanted something to put over your shoulders.\n\nBuy it if you want a quick, light way to add colour to plain clothes, and if you do not mind hand washing one small thing by itself every so often. Pick a print that shares a colour with what you already own, roll it instead of folding it, keep it out of the sun, and it will still look good in five years.\n\nDelivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that. If it turns out not to be right, you have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "A printed square neckerchief made from 100% pure mulberry silk, measuring 53 x 53 cm (about 21 x 21 inches). The pattern is applied by digital print on one side of the scarf, so the reverse shows a lighter version of the design. The scarf is lightweight and smooth, and can be worn knotted at the neck, folded as a headscarf or hair band, tied around a ponytail, or looped onto a handbag. Care is hand wash alone below 30 degrees Celsius or dry clean, with low-temperature ironing and no bleaching and no machine washing. Colour, print name, momme weight, weave and country of origin are not stated by the maker. Sold in South African rand with tracked nationwide delivery.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "sku": "printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "title": "Printed Mulberry Silk Scarf 70cm Square", "slug": "printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "price": 539.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/main-printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from 100% pure mulberry silk with a single-sided print, light enough to knot at the neck, tie in your hair or loop through a handbag strap.", "description": "The small problem a scarf quietly solves\n\nMost wardrobes have a gap that has nothing to do with clothes. You have the dress, the shirt, the jeans, the jacket. They are fine. They are also exactly what they were last week, and the week before that, and you are bored of looking at yourself in them.\n\nA square silk scarf fills that gap for very little money and almost no effort. Seventy centimetres of printed silk knotted at your throat changes the whole read of a plain top. The same square rolled into a band and tied in your hair reads completely differently again. Nothing else in a wardrobe shifts that much with a different fold.\n\nThis one is 70 x 70 cm, which is about 27 x 27 inches, and it is cut from 100% pure mulberry silk. That size is the workhorse of the scarf world. Bigger squares, 90 cm and up, are lovely but need practice to tie well. Smaller ones get fiddly. Seventy sits in the middle and does more jobs than either.\n\nWhat mulberry silk actually gives you\n\nSilk is a protein fibre, spun as one continuous filament rather than short staples twisted together. That single fact explains most of what you notice when you handle it. The surface is smooth because there are no fibre ends poking out. It drapes rather than holds a shape. It is strong for its weight, which is why something this light does not tear when you knot it hard.\n\nMulberry silk specifically comes from silkworms raised on mulberry leaves, and the filament is longer and more even than wild silk. In practice that means a cleaner surface and a better print.\n\nTwo practical consequences matter when you wear it. First, silk breathes. A polyester scarf at your neck in Durban in February is a small act of self-harm. Silk is not. Second, silk slides. Hair and skin move over it with much less friction than over cotton, which is exactly why so many people use a square like this as a hair band or a night wrap rather than keeping it for the neck.\n\nWhat the maker does not tell us is the momme weight or the weave. Momme is how silk weight is measured, and a scarf might be anywhere from 8 to 16 momme depending on whether it is a fine chiffon or a heavier twill. Since that number is not stated, treat this as a light dress-weight silk. It knots easily, it folds down small, and it is not going to behave like a thick winter twill.\n\nThe single-sided print, and why it changes how you tie it\n\nThe design on this scarf is printed on one face. The back carries a fainter version of the same pattern. That is completely standard for printed silk squares, but it is worth knowing before the parcel arrives, because it affects your folding.\n\nWith a double-sided scarf you can be careless. With a single-sided one, you fold so the printed face ends up on the outside, and you let the pale reverse hide inside the knot. In practice this is easy. The classic bias fold, corner to corner into a triangle, then rolling the long edge down, naturally buries the back of the cloth. Once you have done it twice you stop thinking about it.\n\nIt also means the scarf looks best with a bit of the pattern on show rather than scrunched into a tight little rope. Leave the fold a few centimetres wide at the neck so the print actually reads.\n\nWays to wear it\n\nAt the neck is the obvious one. Fold into a triangle, roll the long edge down to the width you want, wrap it round and knot at the side. A side knot looks more relaxed than one sitting dead centre. Under an open shirt collar it adds colour without bulk.\n\nIn the hair, fold it into a band and tie it over the top of your head with the knot at the nape, or run it under a ponytail and tie on top. If silk slips on you, push two hair pins through the band where it meets your hair. They hold without marking the fabric.\n\nOn a bag, roll it thin and loop it once round the base of the handle. One knot, trim ends, done. This is the fastest way to make a plain handbag look deliberate.\n\nAround a hat, wrap the rolled scarf once round the crown of a straw hat and tie at the back. Let the ends hang or tuck them in, depending on whether you want the print to show.\n\nAs a head covering, open the square fully, place it over your head and tie under the chin, or wrap it turban style. Some people use this as a night wrap for the same friction reason mentioned earlier.\n\nThose five cover most of it, but people invent their own. The square shape is what makes it flexible.\n\nChoosing a print that you will actually reach for\n\nHere is the honest advice. The scarf you wear is the one that goes with the three or four things you wear most, not the one that is prettiest in isolation.\n\nIf most of your wardrobe is navy, black, grey and white, a print with strong colour does the heavy lifting and you cannot really go wrong. If your clothes are already patterned or colourful, pick a print where one of the background colours matches something you own, and the scarf will slot in instead of fighting.\n\nThink about scale too. A large, bold motif shows well at the neck or on a bag, where a decent area of cloth is visible. A fine, busy pattern reads better folded narrow, because at a distance it blends into a texture rather than a picture. Neither is better. They just suit different folds.\n\nThe best mulberry silk scarf for most people is the one with a mid-scale print and at least two colours they already wear. That is not exciting advice, but it is the kind that keeps a scarf out of the drawer.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is less fragile than its reputation suggests, but it does have rules and they are easy ones.\n\nHand wash alone in cool water, below 30 degrees Celsius, with a mild detergent. No washing machine. No bleach, ever. Do not wring it out: lay it in a towel, roll the towel up and press. Then dry flat, out of the sun. Direct sunlight fades printed silk faster than anything else you can do to it.\n\nIroning is low heat only, preferably from the reverse side while the silk is a little damp. A steamer is even easier. Dry cleaning is also fine if you would rather hand the job over.\n\nHow often? Less than you think. Silk does not hold odour the way heavier fabrics do. Airing it overnight on the back of a chair resets it. Wash it when it has picked up makeup, perfume or a spill, not on a schedule.\n\nStore it folded loosely or rolled in a drawer. Avoid hanging it on a hook with any kind of edge, which can snag a thread out of the weave.\n\nDelivery, payment and changing your mind\n\nOrders are tracked and go to every province, with delivery running 10 to 20 working days. Shipping is R250 under R1800 and free above that. Payment is by card only.\n\nIf it does not suit you, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, provided the scarf is unused and unwashed. Send it back in that state and we will sort the refund out.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 70 x 70 cm square of 100% pure mulberry silk, printed on one side, allow 1 to 2 cm variation in the cut. It ties at the neck, folds into a hair band, wraps a hat, dresses a bag handle and packs down to nothing. Hand wash cool or dry clean, low iron, no bleach, dry flat away from the sun. Momme weight, weave and country of origin are not stated by the maker, so judge it as a light dress-weight silk square. If you have never owned one, this is the size to start with.", "llm_summary": "A printed square scarf made from 100% pure mulberry silk, measuring 70 x 70 cm (about 27 x 27 inches), with an allowance of 1 to 2 cm variation in cut size. The design is printed on one side only. Silk is light, breathable and smooth, which makes the scarf suitable for wearing at the neck, folded as a hair band or head wrap, tied around a hat brim, or looped through a handbag handle. Care is dry clean or hand wash only: wash alone below 30 degrees Celsius, do not bleach, do not machine wash, and iron at a low temperature. Colour, print name, momme weight, weave, country of origin and packed weight are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "sku": "printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "title": "Printed Square Mulberry Silk Scarf 53cm", "slug": "printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "price": 388.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "22 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/main-printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut at 53 x 53 cm (21\" x 21\") from 100% mulberry silk in a 12 momme crepe satin weave, light enough to knot at the neck and smooth enough to tie in your hair.", "description": "The problem with most scarves in your drawer\n\nMost people own a scarf or two that never gets worn. It is usually either too big, too warm, or too complicated to tie. The big silk square looks beautiful in the shop and then sits folded for three years because arranging it takes a mirror and five minutes you do not have.\n\nA small square is the answer to that. At 53 x 53 cm (21\" x 21\"), this one folds on the diagonal, rolls into a band and ties once. The whole thing takes about four seconds. That is the difference between a scarf you own and a scarf you wear.\n\nIt also solves a specific wardrobe problem. A plain top, a plain jacket and plain trousers can look unfinished, especially in photographs or on video calls. A small printed square at the throat adds a bit of colour and pattern right where people look. It is the smallest change you can make that reads as deliberate.\n\nWhat the specs actually mean\n\nThree numbers matter on a silk scarf, and this one gives you all three.\n\nThe fibre is 100% mulberry silk. Mulberry silk comes from silkworms fed only mulberry leaves, which produces a long, uniform filament rather than a short broken one. That is why the cloth is smooth instead of slubby, and why it reflects light evenly. There is no blend here and no polyester satin pretending to be silk.\n\nThe weave is crepe satin. Satin describes how the threads are interlaced, with long floats on the surface, which is what creates the sheen. Crepe refers to a fine springiness in the body of the cloth. Together you get a scarf with a soft shine on one face and a bit of life in the hand, so it drapes instead of hanging flat and a knot stays roughly where you tied it.\n\nThe weight is 12 momme. Momme is the old unit for silk weight, and it works a bit like thread count does for sheets, except it measures mass rather than density. Low momme silks, say 6 to 8, are sheer and float. High momme silks, 19 and up, are substantial and opaque, which is why pillowcases sit at that end. Twelve is the middle ground. For a small square it is close to ideal, because it is light enough to tie into a tidy little knot without a lump at the throat, and firm enough that the square holds its shape in your hand.\n\nThe whole scarf weighs 22 g. That is almost nothing. It lives in a handbag pocket and takes up no space in a weekend bag.\n\nChoosing the right size square\n\nScarf sizes are more meaningful than scarf prices, so it is worth being clear about what each one does.\n\nA small square, around 50 to 55 cm, is the fast one. It ties at the neck, folds into a headband, wraps a ponytail, knots at the wrist and loops through a bag handle. It will not keep you warm and it will not cover your shoulders. This scarf sits squarely in that group.\n\nA medium square, around 70 cm, gives you more fabric to play with and allows for the fuller knots you see in fashion photographs, but it takes more arranging.\n\nA large square, 90 cm and up, is the classic statement scarf. It can be worn as a shoulder wrap or a halter top. It is lovely and it is slow.\n\nIf you are buying your first silk scarf, or buying for someone else and you are not sure what they will use, the small square is the safe pick. It is the one that gets taken out of the drawer. People hunting for the best small silk scarf almost always end up at this size for exactly that reason.\n\nWays to wear it\n\nThe neck knot is the default. Fold the square corner to corner into a triangle, then roll the long edge down on itself until you have a band roughly four or five centimetres wide. Place the middle against the front of your throat, cross the ends behind your neck, bring them forward and tie a single knot slightly off centre. Let the ends sit over a shirt collar or tuck them under it.\n\nFor hair, the same folded band goes over the crown with the knot underneath at the nape, or at the top for a 1950s look. Wrapped around the base of a ponytail and tied with the ends hanging, it does the job of a hair tie and a decoration at the same time. Many people buy a silk square for this use alone.\n\nAs a bandana, take the triangle fold, lay the long edge across your forehead, and knot the two corners at the back under your hair. The 53 cm size is close to standard bandana proportions, so the fit works without bunching.\n\nOn a bag, thread it around the handle and knot once, letting the ends trail, or tie a neat bow at the base. This is the laziest use and probably the most effective one, since it changes the look of a plain bag completely.\n\nAt the wrist, fold it narrow and tie it over or beside a watch strap. It sounds fussy and it is surprisingly easy to wear.\n\nWho it suits\n\nA small printed square is hard to get wrong. Because the scarf is physically small, the print reads as colour and texture from across a room rather than as a loud statement. That makes it easier to combine with other patterns than a large scarf would be.\n\nIt works for someone building a first accessory collection, because it is a low-commitment way to find out whether you like wearing scarves at all. It works for someone who already has a drawer full of them, because the small square covers the uses the big ones cannot. And it works as a gift, since there is no size to guess and no fit to get wrong.\n\nThe cat print gives it a bit of character. If you want a scarf that disappears into a strict corporate uniform, a plain solid would be quieter. If you want something with a little personality that still behaves itself at work, this sits in that spot.\n\nCaring for silk without the drama\n\nSilk has a reputation for being difficult. It is not difficult, it is just particular.\n\nThe care instruction is dry clean or hand wash only. If you hand wash, do it alone, in cool water, with a detergent made for silk or a very mild soap. Move it gently through the water rather than scrubbing it. Do not soak it, do not wring it and never use bleach. Rinse in cool water, lay it on a towel, roll the towel up and press to get the water out.\n\nDry it flat or on a line, out of direct sun. Strong sunlight is harder on silk colours than washing is.\n\nIroning is simple if you do it right. Lowest silk setting, on the reverse side, while the scarf is still slightly damp. Keep the iron moving. If you would rather not iron, hang it in a steamy bathroom and most creases fall out on their own.\n\nTwo other habits help. Put perfume and hairspray on first and let them dry before the scarf goes on, because alcohol marks silk. And store it rolled or loosely folded in a drawer rather than hanging it on a hook, which eventually leaves a crease line you cannot press out.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a 53 x 53 cm (21\" x 21\") square of 100% mulberry silk, woven as a 12 momme crepe satin, printed with a cat pattern, and weighing 22 g. Dry clean or hand wash. The maker does not state a colour name or a country of origin.\n\nIn plain terms, it is the small, light, easy silk square. The kind you tie once and forget about, that lives in a bag, and that quietly makes a plain outfit look like you thought about it. If you have never worn a silk scarf and want to find out whether you like it, this is where to start.", "llm_summary": "A printed square scarf made from 100% mulberry silk, measuring 53 x 53 cm (21\" x 21\") and weighing 22 g. The fabric is a crepe satin plain weave at 12 momme, a mid-light weight that drapes fluidly and holds a knot. The print is a cat pattern. It is sized as a small square, intended for wearing at the neck, as a headband or hair tie, at the wrist, or tied to a bag handle, rather than as a shawl or wrap. Care is dry clean or hand wash only, in cool water, dried flat away from direct sun and pressed on a low silk setting. Colour, country of origin and any further dimensions are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "sku": "small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "title": "Small Square Mulberry Silk Scarf 53 x 53 cm", "slug": "small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "price": 388.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "22 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/main-small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "At 53 x 53 cm (21\" x 21\") in a 12 momme crepe satin weave, it sits light at the neck, slips smoothly over hair, and folds down to almost nothing in a handbag.", "description": "The problem with most scarves\n\nMost scarves are too much. You buy one because it looked good folded on a shelf, then you get it home and it swamps your collar, slides off your shoulder, or sits in a heap under your chin by midday. Long woollen scarves solve a cold problem. Oversized silk squares solve a dramatic problem. Neither of them solves the everyday problem, which is wanting a bit of colour at the neck without the bulk.\n\nThat is the gap a 53 x 53 cm square fills. It is small enough to disappear into a handbag and big enough to actually tie. You can wear it to the office, loop it round a bag handle on a Saturday, or pull your hair back with it when the wind comes up. One accessory, several jobs, no fuss.\n\nWhat you are actually buying\n\nThe fabric here is 100% pure mulberry silk, woven as crepe satin at 12 momme. Three terms worth unpacking.\n\nMulberry silk is the silk you get from silkworms raised on mulberry leaves. The worms produce long, even filaments, and long filaments make smooth, consistent fabric. It is the standard for good silk accessories.\n\nCrepe satin means the weave has two faces. The outer face is satin, which is where the soft shine comes from. The reverse has a fine crepe texture. That texture is not just decorative. It gives a knot something to grip, which is the difference between a scarf that holds its shape for eight hours and one you are retying every twenty minutes.\n\nMomme is the weight measure for silk. Twelve momme is a light-to-mid weight. It drapes and folds easily rather than holding a stiff shape. Pillowcases and pyjamas usually sit at 19 momme or higher because they take more wear, but for something you knot and reknot several times a day, lighter is better. The whole scarf weighs about 22 g.\n\nWhy silk and not cotton\n\nSilk is a smooth fibre. Hair and skin slide across it with noticeably less friction than they do across a cotton weave. If you have ever tied back your hair with a cotton bandana and found a kink where the knot sat, you already know the difference. That smoothness is also what makes the fabric comfortable against the neck when the collar of a shirt is already a little scratchy.\n\nSilk also breathes. The fibre helps hold a comfortable temperature in both warm and cool weather, which in practice means you can wear this one on a mild autumn morning and still have it on at two in the afternoon when the sun is out. A knitted scarf would have come off hours earlier.\n\nThe trade-off is care. Silk does not like heat, bleach or a washing machine drum. More on that below, but none of it is difficult.\n\nWho a 53 cm square suits\n\nIf you want something that works with shirts, blazers and open-collar knits, this size is close to ideal. It knots at the throat without a lump.\n\nIf you tie your hair back often, it is a good size for a headband, a ponytail wrap or a small bun. For very long or very thick hair, a 90 cm square gives you more to work with.\n\nIf you carry a structured handbag and like a bit of trim on the handle, a small square rolls thin and ties neatly. A big scarf looks heavy there.\n\nIf you travel, 22 g folded flat is hard to argue with. It lives in a passport pocket and gives you a change of look without a change of clothes.\n\nWhere it is not the right pick: as a warm winter layer, as a shawl, or as a full head covering with drape. Those all want more fabric.\n\nHow to tie it, briefly\n\nAlmost every knot starts the same way. Lay the scarf flat, fold corner to corner into a triangle, then roll from the long edge towards the point. How tightly you roll decides whether you get a slim cord or a soft band.\n\nFrom there, the simple options are a side knot at the neck with the tails tucked in, a flat ascot fold worn under an open shirt, a rolled headband tied at the nape, a bow around a ponytail, and a double wrap at the wrist. Tie the bag handle version loosely so the knot can be undone without dragging the silk.\n\nIf you want the print to show rather than the knot, fold the scarf into a wide band instead of rolling it tight. A wider fold puts more pattern on display.\n\nChoosing between sizes and prints\n\nSize first. A 53 cm square is a neck and hair scarf. A 70 cm square starts to work on the shoulders. A 90 cm square becomes a head covering or a light shawl. Pick for the job you actually have, not the one you imagine.\n\nPrint second. An all-over motif like this cat print is forgiving, because the eye reads it as texture at a distance and only picks up the detail when someone is close. That means it sits happily against a striped shirt or a patterned dress in a way a single large graphic would not. Solid colours are easier to match but give you less to look at.\n\nWeight third. For knotting, something in the 12 to 16 momme range is comfortable. Heavier silk holds a shape but can feel stubborn in a small square.\n\nLooking after it\n\nDry clean or hand wash only. If you hand wash, use cool water and a small amount of liquid detergent made for delicates. Swirl the scarf gently for a minute or two, then rinse in clean cool water. Do not wring it and do not leave it soaking.\n\nTo dry, lay the scarf between two towels and press the water out, then dry it flat or hang it somewhere out of direct sun. Sunlight fades dye and heat makes silk brittle over time, so keep it away from radiators and car dashboards.\n\nIroning is fine on the lowest silk setting, pressed on the reverse while the fabric is still faintly damp. Skip the steam burst.\n\nDay to day, spray perfume and hairspray before you put the scarf on, not after. Alcohol and oils are what mark silk, far more often than dirt does. Store it loosely folded in a drawer or rolled in a soft pouch rather than hung on a thin hook for months.\n\nDo that and a silk square will outlast most things in the drawer. The fabric softens slightly with wear, which is a good thing, and the knots start to fall more naturally once the scarf knows where it has been folded.\n\nBuying in South Africa\n\nDelivery is tracked and reaches every province, with 10 to 20 working days as the window. Orders over R1800 ship free and anything under that is R250. Payment is by card.\n\nIf it is not right, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, provided the scarf is unused and unwashed.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 53 x 53 cm square of 12 momme mulberry silk, weighing about 22 g, printed with a cat motif and finished in a crepe satin weave. It ties at the neck, in the hair, around a wrist or on a bag handle. It breathes in summer and takes the edge off an open collar in autumn. Hand wash in cool water or dry clean, dry flat, press on the silk setting.\n\nIt is not a winter scarf and it is not a shawl. It is the small, useful one you will actually reach for.", "llm_summary": "This is a small square scarf made from 100% pure mulberry silk, measuring 53 x 53 cm (21\" x 21\"). The fabric is a crepe satin plain weave at 12 momme, and the whole scarf weighs about 22 g. It carries a cat print. Care is dry clean or hand wash only. It can be worn as a neck scarf, headband, hair tie, wrist wrap or bag accessory. Silk is smooth, so hair and skin move across it with less friction than cotton, and the fibre breathes in both warm and cool weather. Colour, country of origin and exact colourway are not stated by the maker. Delivery across South Africa is tracked and takes 10 to 20 working days.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm", "sku": "square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm", "title": "Square Mulberry Silk Hair Scarf 68cm", "slug": "square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm", "price": 367.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/main-square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scarves/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from pure mulberry silk in a generous square, it is light enough to wear all day, smooth enough to wrap over a set hairstyle at night, and small enough to live in a handbag pocket.", "description": "The problem with everything else you have tied around your head\n\nMost hair coverings are a compromise. A cotton bandana is cheap and washable, but it grips hair and leaves it looking rough by the morning. A wide elastic headband holds well and then leaves a dent. A big shawl-style scarf is lovely but there is too much of it, so you end up with a bulky knot and fabric flapping into your coffee. Then there are the single-purpose things, the shower cap, the bonnet, the hair tie, each of which does one job and then sits in a drawer.\n\nA 68 x 68 cm (about 27 x 27 in) square of mulberry silk is the opposite of a single-purpose thing. It is the size that covers a full head, folds into a band, knots at the neck, and still fits in a jacket pocket. That is why a square silk scarf has stayed in fashion for about a century while most other hair accessories came and went.\n\nWhat silk actually does for hair\n\nThe useful property here is friction, nothing more complicated than that. Silk filaments are long and smooth, so hair strands slide across the surface rather than catching on it. Cotton is spun from short, textured fibres and is absorbent, so it grips. You can feel the difference just by running a strand of hair across each fabric.\n\nThat matters most in two situations. The first is overnight, when your head turns against a surface for hours. A silk head covering means the hair moves over the fabric rather than being dragged by it. The second is tying and untying, which most of us do several times a day. Less grip means less tugging at the moment you pull the knot loose.\n\nWhat silk does not do is magic. It is a smooth fabric, and smooth fabrics are kinder to hair than rough ones. That is the honest version, and it is enough of a reason on its own.\n\nWhy the square shape matters\n\nScarves come as long rectangles or as squares, and they behave differently. A rectangle wants to be wound. A square wants to be folded.\n\nFold a square corner to corner and you have a triangle with a long edge of roughly 96 cm. That is the classic headscarf fold, and 68 cm is right in the sweet spot. Smaller squares, around 50 cm, cover the crown but run out of tail for a proper knot. Larger squares, 90 cm and up, give you so much fabric that the knot turns into a lump and the points hang past your shoulders.\n\nFrom the same square you can also make a wide band by folding the triangle down in strips, or a narrow tie by rolling it tight. One piece of fabric, five or six shapes. That is what people mean when they call a 68 cm square the most useful size to own.\n\nWho it suits\n\nIf you wear protective styles, you probably already know why a silk wrap is on the list. Braids, twists and sets hold their shape better under something smooth and light than under a thick knit.\n\nIf you have curls, a wide fold over a loose pineapple at night keeps the shape without crushing it. The best silk scarf for curly hair is usually the one you tie loosely, because compression is the enemy of curl pattern, not the fabric.\n\nIf your hair is fine and straight, this is useful on windy days, on a bike, and for second-day hair you do not feel like washing. A silk hair wrap over unwashed hair at the airport is a very old trick and it still works.\n\nAnd if you simply like scarves, the 68 cm square is the one that works at the neck, in the hair and on a bag handle without looking like it was borrowed from another outfit.\n\nJudging quality in a silk square\n\nThere are a few things worth knowing before you buy any silk accessory.\n\nFibre. Mulberry silk is the long-filament silk used for fine accessories. That is what this scarf is made from. Short-fibre or blended silks feel fuzzier and tend not to hold that smooth surface as long.\n\nWeight. Silk weight is measured in momme. Lighter fabrics feel fluid and pack smaller, heavier ones drape with more body and feel more substantial in the hand. The maker does not state a momme weight here, but the fabric is described as light and breathable, which is what you want for a scarf you plan to wear in summer or sleep in.\n\nHem. Hand-rolled hems give a slightly rounded, soft edge. Machine hems sit flatter. The maker does not state which finish is used on this scarf.\n\nSize. Measure before you commit. Hold a tape measure corner to corner across your head and see what 68 cm gives you with your hair up versus down.\n\nHow to tie it, in plain terms\n\nThe back knot. Fold corner to corner, lay the long edge across your hairline, take the two points behind your head and knot them under your hair at the nape. Tuck the remaining point up under the knot. Simple, holds well, good for sleeping.\n\nThe turban. Same start, but knot at the top or front, then twist the two tails together and wind them around the base of the knot. Tuck the ends in. More secure if you move a lot.\n\nThe band. Fold the triangle into a strip about 8 cm wide, lay it along your hairline and tie underneath at the back. Good for keeping a fringe off your face without a dent.\n\nThe ponytail wrap. Roll it narrow, wrap it twice around the base of a ponytail or bun, and tie a bow. Softer on the roots than an elastic.\n\nAt the throat. Roll it narrow, loop it once, knot it to the side. Done.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does not like three things: heat, harsh detergent and being wrung out.\n\nWash by hand in cool water with a wash made for delicates. Swish it around instead of scrubbing, then rinse until the water runs clear. Lay it flat on a towel, roll the towel up and press to squeeze out the water. Do not twist it.\n\nDry it flat or hang it in the shade with air moving around it. Keep it away from direct sun, heaters and the tumble dryer. It is a light fabric and it dries fast.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use the lowest silk setting on the iron, work on the reverse side, and do it while the scarf is still a touch damp. A thin cotton cloth between the iron and the silk is cheap insurance.\n\nKeep hairspray, perfume and anything alcohol-based off the fabric. Spray first, let it dry, then tie the scarf on. Store it rolled or loosely folded rather than hung on a hook, which pulls the shape out over time.\n\nBuying it in South Africa\n\nPrices here are in rand. Delivery is tracked, goes to every province, and takes 10 to 20 working days. It is free on orders over R1800 and R250 on anything under that. Payment is by card.\n\nIf it turns out not to suit you, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, as long as it is unused and unwashed.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 68 x 68 cm mulberry silk square is the most flexible hair accessory you can own. It covers a full head, folds into a band, ties at the neck, and weighs almost nothing. Silk is smooth, so hair moves over it with less friction than it does over cotton, which is the real reason people wrap their hair in it overnight.\n\nHand wash it in cool water, dry it in the shade, iron it cool if you must. Do that and it will still be in your drawer years from now. Measure before you order if size matters to you, and ask us if you are not sure.", "llm_summary": "This is a square hair scarf made from mulberry silk, measuring 68 x 68 cm (about 27 x 27 in). It is intended for wear as a headscarf, hair wrap, neck scarf or tie, and is light and breathable enough for daytime wear or for covering hair overnight. Silk has a smooth surface, so hair slides across it with less friction than across cotton. Care is hand wash only. The packaged item measures 24.5 x 18.8 x 2.1 cm and weighs 50 g. Colour, print, momme weight, hem type and country of origin are not stated by the maker. Prices are shown in South African rand.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack", "sku": "black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack", "title": "Black Mulberry Silk Scrunchies, 6 Pack", "slug": "black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack", "price": 528.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scrunchies", "category_label": "Silk Scrunchies", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.04 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/main-black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from silk with a soft, low-friction surface and a stretchy covered band, this 6 pack works for fine hair, thick hair, day knots and loose night plaits.", "description": "The small problem that keeps coming back\n\nMost of us tie our hair up without thinking about it. Then the band comes out at the end of the day and there is a hard kink across the ponytail, a few strands wrapped around the elastic, and that tender spot where the tie was sitting. It is a small annoyance. It is also a daily one, which is why people eventually go looking for something better.\n\nThe thin elastic hair tie is cheap and grips hard, and that hard grip is the problem. All the tension lands in a narrow line. The rubber core has texture, so hair catches on it. Pull it out quickly and you hear the snap of a few strands going with it.\n\nA scrunchie solves part of that by spreading the hold over a wide, gathered band of fabric. The fabric you choose solves the rest. That is where silk comes in.\n\nWhy silk behaves differently\n\nSilk is a long, smooth filament. Cotton is a short staple fibre with a slightly fuzzy surface, and polyester is smooth but tends to be a little grabby under friction. In practice, hair slides across silk with less friction than it does across cotton. It is not magic and it does not change your hair. It simply means the surface your hair sits against for eight hours is a slippery one rather than a textured one.\n\nThat has two everyday effects. The first is at removal. A silk scrunchie tends to slide off the ponytail rather than tug through it, because fewer strands are gripped by the surface. The second is at the band itself. Where a thin elastic presses a narrow line into the hair, the soft bulk of a silk scrunchie cushions it.\n\nThese scrunchies are made of silk and come six to a pack, all in black. The maker does not state a momme weight or a weave name for the silk, so if you are a shopper who compares those figures across products, treat them as unknown here rather than assuming.\n\nWho these suit\n\nIf you tie your hair up most days, you are the obvious buyer. Office buns, school ponytails, gym tops, half-up work styles, they all involve a band sitting in the same spot for hours.\n\nPeople with thick or curly hair often get the most noticeable benefit, because a thin elastic on heavy hair has to be wound tight to hold, and tight is exactly what causes the crease. A wide band holds through bulk instead of through tension. Plenty of shoppers looking for the best scrunchies for curly hair land on silk for that reason.\n\nFine hair benefits too, just differently. Fine hair is easier to snap, so a low-friction surface matters. The trade-off is that you will need an extra loop to get a secure hold, which is a two second adjustment once you know.\n\nThey also work for anyone who ties hair back at night. A loose plait or a high bun held in a soft silk band keeps hair off the face and out of the pillow without the pressure point you get from a hard tie.\n\nChoosing the right hold\n\nThere is no sizing to worry about with scrunchies, but there is technique, and it changes the result more than people expect.\n\nStart with two loops. If the ponytail slips after an hour, add a third. If the band feels tight at the roots, drop back to two and gather the ponytail slightly lower. For a bun, twist the hair first, wrap the scrunchie once around the base, then tuck the tail under and use the second loop to lock it in place.\n\nAvoid pulling against the band once it is on. That habit, yanking the ponytail tight after the tie is already in, is what stresses both the hair and the elastic. Set the height you want first, then secure.\n\nSix is a practical number\n\nA single good scrunchie disappears. It ends up in a coat pocket, a car door, a gym bag, or on someone else's wrist. Six is enough to stock the places you actually need one, which is the real reason multi-packs exist.\n\nOne lives on the bedside table for night hair. One goes in the handbag. One stays with the gym kit. One sits in the bathroom for washing your face. The remaining two cover losses. If you share a house with other people who have long hair, assume the number in circulation will quietly drop.\n\nAll six being black is a feature, not a limitation. You never have to think about matching. Black reads neutral against dark hair, tidy against blonde, and discreet against grey, and it does not clash with a uniform or a work outfit. For most people hunting the best everyday hair ties, a stack of identical black ones beats a rainbow set they have to choose from.\n\nLooking after them\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does have preferences. Hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent. Swish, press gently, rinse, and then press the water out with a towel. Do not wring and do not twist, because twisting is what overstretches the elastic core inside the band.\n\nReshape the scrunchie with your fingers and dry it flat, out of direct sun and away from a heater. Heat is the fastest way to tire out any elastic. Skip bleach entirely and skip fabric softener, which coats fibres and dulls the surface you paid for.\n\nA washing machine will work in a mesh bag on a cool delicate cycle, but the agitation shortens the life of the band. Hand washing takes two minutes and it is the difference between a scrunchie that lasts a season and one that lasts far longer.\n\nBetween washes, store them flat or loosely stacked in a drawer. Hanging a scrunchie permanently stretched over a hook or a door handle slowly kills the spring.\n\nSmall things worth knowing\n\nKeep silk away from velcro, rough jewellery and open zips, which are the usual culprits behind a snag on any silk surface. Rinse after a sweaty workout rather than leaving a damp scrunchie balled up in a bag. And keep a cheap band for swimming, because chlorine and salt water are hard on both silk and elastic.\n\nIf you are buying as a gift, this is one of the easier presents to get right. There is no size to guess, no colour to match, and six pieces feels generous without being extravagant. It works for a teenager, a colleague or a stocking filler.\n\nDelivery, payment and returns\n\nDelivery is tracked and reaches every province, usually in 10 to 20 working days. It is R250 on orders under R1800 and free above that, so if you are already close to the line, a second set or a silk pillowcase closes the gap. Payment is by card.\n\nIf you change your mind, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, as long as the scrunchies are unused and unwashed. It is worth deciding before you wash them, since a washed item cannot be returned.\n\nThe short version\n\nA thin elastic concentrates pressure and catches hair. A silk scrunchie spreads that pressure across a wide band and gives the hair a smooth surface to sit against, so it slides out instead of dragging. This pack gives you six of them in black, light enough to travel, simple enough to hand wash, and neutral enough to wear with anything.\n\nTwo loops for thick hair, three for fine. Hand wash cool, dry flat, no heat. That is genuinely all there is to it.", "llm_summary": "A six piece set of black silk scrunchies sold by the Mulberry Silk Company for shoppers in South Africa. The scrunchies are made of silk, in a single black colourway, and are described for all hair types and all ages. Each set weighs about 40 grams in total, with package dimensions of 10.2 x 9.6 x 1.9 centimetres. The band is a covered elastic ponytail holder in scrunchie form. Momme weight, weave type, exact stretched circumference and country of origin are not stated by the maker. Care is hand wash in cool water, dry flat, no bleach or softener. Delivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, and returns are accepted within 14 days, unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack", "sku": "brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack", "title": "Brown Mulberry Silk Hair Ties, 4 Pack", "slug": "brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack", "price": 252.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scrunchies", "category_label": "Silk Scrunchies", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/main-brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from mulberry silk over a high-stretch inner band, this 4 pack suits fine, thick, straight and curly hair, and sits neatly on the wrist between uses.", "description": "The problem with the hair tie in your bag right now\n\nPull out the elastic you have been using and look at it. It is probably a thin band wrapped in cotton or polyester, maybe with a metal crimp, and the wrap has started to fuzz. That fuzz is the problem. A textured surface grips the hair shaft, and every time you pull the tie down and off, it drags a few strands with it. Do that twice a day for a year and you notice it at the ends of your hair, where the damage shows first.\n\nThe second problem is pressure. A thin elastic puts all its tension on a narrow line around the ponytail. That is what gives you the kink that sits in your hair for the rest of the evening, and it is why your scalp aches after a long day with your hair up.\n\nSilk scrunchies address both issues in a simple way. The silk surface is smooth, so hair slides over it instead of catching. The gathered shape spreads the pressure across a wider band. You still get a hold, you just get it with less friction and less of a crease.\n\nHow a silk scrunchie is actually built\n\nIt helps to know what you are buying. A scrunchie is not a solid silk ring. It is a tube of fabric gathered over an elastic band, with the fabric stitched into a loop. The elastic is the engine. It is the part that stretches and recovers and holds your ponytail in place. The fabric is the interface, the part that touches your hair.\n\nThat means two things matter when you compare scrunchies. First, the quality of the elastic, because a weak band goes slack after a few weeks and then the scrunchie is just decoration. These ties use a high-elasticity inner band, which is the specification you want. Second, the surface of the fabric, because that is what decides how much your hair drags.\n\nMulberry silk is used for hair accessories for the same reason it is used for pillowcases. The fibre is long and even, which gives a very smooth surface compared with cotton or a woven polyester. Hair and skin slide over it with less friction. That is a material fact about silk, nothing more dramatic than that, and it is enough to make the daily routine gentler.\n\nThe maker here does not state a momme weight or a specific weave for the silk, so take the material as listed, silk, and judge it by feel when it arrives.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nSize is the single thing people get wrong when they buy scrunchies online. The listed measurement is usually the flat, unstretched size, and these are about 6 x 6 x 1 cm (2.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 in). That puts them in the small to medium range.\n\nHere is what that means in practice. On fine or medium hair, a 6 cm scrunchie will usually go round three times and sit firm. On thick or very long hair, you will get two wraps, and that will be a comfortable, secure hold rather than a tight one. If you have very thick hair and you like a tie you can wrap three times, you might prefer an oversized scrunchie instead.\n\nSmall scrunchies have one clear advantage. They sit flat on the wrist. A big fabric scrunchie bunches up under a sleeve and looks like a bandage. A 6 cm one looks like a bracelet, which is why people who carry a spare tie everywhere tend to go smaller.\n\nWho these suit\n\nAnyone who ties their hair up more than once a day is the obvious candidate. Office workers who put their hair up at the desk and down for a meeting. Runners and gym-goers who want a tie that will not slide out halfway through. Anyone with long hair who sleeps with it tied back.\n\nThey suit all hair types, including curly hair, which tends to suffer most from textured elastics. Curls catch on anything rough, so a smooth surface makes the difference when you take the tie out at the end of the day.\n\nThey are also a reasonable choice for people growing out short hair, where every tie is a bit of a compromise. A scrunchie can be wrapped once and left loose, which a thin elastic cannot do without falling off.\n\nBrown is a deliberately quiet colour choice. On brunette, chestnut and auburn hair it simply disappears. On blonde, silver or grey hair it shows, which some people want and some do not. Worth thinking about before you order.\n\nWhy a four pack beats a single\n\nHair ties get lost. That is not a flaw in the product, it is just what happens to small round objects that travel in handbags, gym bags and car doors. Buying four at once means losing one is annoying rather than a trip back to the shop.\n\nHaving four also lets you rotate. Elastic lasts longer when it gets a rest between uses, and silk lasts longer when it is washed properly and allowed to dry fully. If you use the same tie every single day and wash it every few days, it will give up sooner than four ties used in turn.\n\nThe practical setup most people land on is one in the handbag, one in the gym bag, one on the bathroom shelf and one spare in a drawer or a car. The whole pack weighs 14.5 grams, so spreading them around costs you nothing in space.\n\nLooking after them\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it is not indestructible either. Wash by hand in cool water with a mild detergent. Swish rather than scrub. Rinse properly so no soap stays in the fabric, then press the water out between your palms or in a towel. Do not wring, that is what distorts the gathered shape.\n\nReshape the scrunchie while damp, lay it flat and let it dry away from direct sun and away from any heater. Heat is harder on the elastic than it is on the silk. Skip the tumble dryer entirely, and do not iron the silk directly.\n\nThe most common way a silk scrunchie dies is a snag. Velcro on a jacket cuff, a sharp hair clip in the same pocket, a pin on a notice board. Store them somewhere those things are not. If you do get a pulled thread, do not cut it flush with the fabric, ease it back through if you can.\n\nWith that routine, a silk tie keeps its smooth surface for a long stretch of daily use.\n\nBuying in South Africa\n\nDelivery is tracked and goes to every province, with a window of 10 to 20 working days. Orders over R1800 ship free, and below that delivery is R250. Payment is by card.\n\nIf the pack is not right once it arrives, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, as long as the items come back unused and unwashed. For hair ties that means still in the packaging, which is fair enough for something that goes in your hair.\n\nThe short version\n\nYou are buying four brown silk scrunchies, each about 6 x 6 x 1 cm (2.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 in), with a silk cover over a high-elasticity inner band. The silk gives you a smooth surface so hair slides instead of catching. The gathered shape spreads pressure so you get less of a crease. The four pack means you can spread them around and rotate them.\n\nThey suit fine hair at three wraps and thick hair at two. They sit flat enough to wear on the wrist. Hand wash them in cool water and dry them flat, and keep them away from velcro.\n\nIf you have been using the same fuzzy elastic for a year, this is a small change that you notice every time you let your hair down.", "llm_summary": "A four-piece set of brown silk hair ties, sold as mulberry silk scrunchies. Each piece is a silk cover gathered over a high-elasticity inner band, suited to all hair types including fine, thick, straight and curly hair. Each scrunchie measures about 6 x 6 x 1 cm (2.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 in) flat, and the pack weighs 14.5 grams. The listed material is silk and the listed colour is brown for all four pieces. Momme weight, weave, country of origin and brand are not stated by the maker. Care is hand wash in cool water, press out water without wringing, reshape and dry flat away from heat and direct sun. Delivery in South Africa is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne", "sku": "large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne", "title": "Large Mulberry Silk Scrunchies 3 Pack (Black, Apricot, Champagne)", "slug": "large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne", "price": 390.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scrunchies", "category_label": "Silk Scrunchies", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/main-large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Three generously sized scrunchies in black, apricot and champagne, each wrapped around a strong stretch band that stays put from morning to bedtime.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody talks about\n\nYou pull your hair back a dozen times a day without thinking about it. Then you take the tie out at six in the evening and there is a hard kink across the length of your hair, a tender spot where the band sat, and two or three strands wrapped around the elastic that come away with it.\n\nNone of that is a disaster. It is just a small, repeated annoyance, and like most small repeated annoyances it is fixable for the price of a decent lunch.\n\nThe fix is to change what touches your hair. A standard elastic is a rubber core with a thin fabric sleeve, pulled tight into a narrow ring. All the holding force concentrates on a thin strip of hair. A scrunchie takes the same elastic and hides it inside a tube of fabric. The fabric is what your hair sits against, and if that fabric is smooth, your hair slides instead of catching.\n\nWhy silk, specifically\n\nNot all scrunchie fabric behaves the same way. Cotton jersey is soft to touch but has a slightly fuzzy surface at the fibre level, and it grips. Velvet grips harder. Satin made from polyester is smooth but can feel plasticky and holds heat.\n\nSilk is a natural protein fibre with a long, continuous filament and a naturally smooth surface. That smoothness is what reduces drag. It is the same reason people buy silk pillowcases. When your hair moves across silk, there is less friction than there is across cotton, so there is less tugging when you wind the tie on and less snagging when you take it off.\n\nMulberry silk, which is what these scrunchies use, comes from silkworms raised on mulberry leaves. The controlled diet produces unusually long and even fibres, which is why it is the grade used in most good silk bedding and silk hair accessories. The maker states the fabric here is 100% mulberry silk.\n\nA note on what silk does not do. It is a smooth fabric, nothing more. Choose it because it reduces friction and looks good, not because of anything else you may have read.\n\nSize is the decision most people get wrong\n\nWalk into any shop and the scrunchies on the rack are mostly small. They look neat in the packet. Then you get home with thick hair and find you need four wraps to hold a ponytail, and every one of those wraps is another point of pressure.\n\nThe scrunchies in this set are the large size, and the band stretches from roughly 10 cm to 22 cm, which is 3.94 to 8.66 inches. That range covers an enormous amount of ground. A thick ponytail usually takes one or two turns. Shoulder length hair of average thickness takes two. Fine hair takes two or three and still looks full because the silk fabric itself has body.\n\nHere is a quick test before you buy anything. Take your current hair tie, put your hair in your usual ponytail, and count the wraps. Three or more means you want a larger scrunchie. One means you could go smaller if you wanted a more delicate look, though a large one will still work, just a touch looser.\n\nWhich colour does what\n\nThree colours arrive in this set and they each have a job.\n\nBlack is the workhorse. On dark hair it vanishes, on light hair it reads as a deliberate dark accent, and it goes with everything in your wardrobe. If you only ever wear one of the three, it will probably be this one.\n\nChampagne is the pale neutral, a soft off-white with a hint of gold. It blends into blonde and light brown hair and looks quietly expensive against a cream jumper or a white shirt.\n\nApricot is the one with personality. A warm, soft peach that shows up clearly whatever your hair colour. Good for days when you want the tie to be part of the outfit rather than hidden in it.\n\nSilk has a natural sheen, which means all three catch the light a little. That is why a silk scrunchie reads as dressier than a cotton one even when the shape is identical.\n\nWho this set suits\n\nPeople with thick or long hair get the most obvious benefit, because the large size means fewer wraps. People with curls do well too, since a smooth band is kinder to the curl pattern when you unwind it. People with fine hair often assume a big scrunchie will be too much and then find it is the most flattering option they own.\n\nIt also suits anyone who ties their hair up before bed. A loose bun on top of the head, held with a soft wide band, keeps your length out of the way overnight without the hard dent a thin elastic leaves. This is probably the single most common reason people buy their first set of silk scrunchies and then buy more.\n\nIf you work out, these are fine for a gentle session but a grippy sports elastic will hold better during running or heavy lifting. Silk is smooth, and smooth means a little more slip.\n\nCaring for silk without fuss\n\nSilk sounds high maintenance and really is not, as long as you avoid two things. Hot water and the tumble dryer. Heat damages the fibre and the elastic inside.\n\nWash by hand in cool water using a detergent made for delicates. Swish, do not scrub. Rinse in cool water. Press the scrunchie between a clean towel to get the water out, never wring or twist it, then lay it flat to dry somewhere out of direct sun. It will be dry in a few hours.\n\nIf you would rather machine wash, put the scrunchies in a mesh laundry bag, use the coldest and gentlest cycle you have, and dry them flat afterwards. It is not ideal but it will not immediately ruin them.\n\nWash every week or two for everyday use. Hair oils and styling product build up on fabric and dull the sheen, so a regular wash keeps them looking new. Rotating all three means each elastic gets a rest between wears, which is the simplest way to make them last.\n\nGiving them as a gift\n\nHair accessories are one of the easier gifts to get right because there is no sizing to guess at and no allergy question about a fabric you can see. Three colours in a set means the person receiving them gets choice rather than a single decision made on their behalf.\n\nThe whole pack weighs about 30 g and the parcel measures 15.8 x 12.4 x 2.6 cm, so it posts easily and tucks into a larger box without taking up room. It works as a small birthday present, a thank you, or a filler alongside something bigger.\n\nA few honest limits\n\nSilk scrunchies are smooth, which is the point, but smooth means a slightly looser hold than a grippy elastic. If you need an absolutely immovable ponytail for sport, keep a sports band for those sessions.\n\nSilk also needs hand washing. It is a minute of work, but it is a minute you do not spend on a cotton scrunchie you can throw in with the towels.\n\nAnd the maker does not state the momme weight, the weave or the country of origin, so if any of those matter to you, that information is not available here. What is stated is the fibre, 100% mulberry silk, and the size range, 10 to 22 cm.\n\nThe short version\n\nThree large scrunchies, black, apricot and champagne, wrapped in 100% mulberry silk over a strong stretch band. The large size suits thick and long hair without multiple wraps, and still looks good on fine hair. Silk is smoother than cotton, so hair slides rather than snags, and a wide band leaves a far gentler mark than a thin elastic.\n\nHand wash cool, dry flat, rotate between the three, and they will stay smooth for a long time. Delivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that, and you have 14 days from delivery to send them back unused and unwashed if they are not what you hoped.", "llm_summary": "A set of three large scrunchies made with 100% mulberry silk, supplied in black, apricot and champagne. Each scrunchie has a strong elastic band inside and a stretch range of roughly 10 to 22 cm (3.94 to 8.66 inches), described by the maker as free size and suitable for straight, curly, thick or thin hair of any length. The silk surface is smooth, so hair slides over it with less friction than over cotton or bare elastic, and the wide band is less likely to leave a hard dent than a thin tie. Packaged as a 3 count set weighing 30 g in a parcel of 15.8 x 12.4 x 2.6 cm. Momme weight, weave and country of origin are not stated by the maker. Hand wash cool, dry flat.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy", "sku": "mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy", "title": "Mulberry Silk Hair Ties 4 Pack (Green, Grey, Navy, Black)", "slug": "mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy", "price": 298.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scrunchies", "category_label": "Silk Scrunchies", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/main-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Smooth silk fabric with a soft shine, roughly 8 cm across, stretching to about 20 cm, so thick hair and fine hair both sit comfortably.", "description": "The small daily annoyance nobody talks about\n\nMost of us keep a hair tie on our wrist and never think about it until it goes wrong. A thin elastic snaps halfway through the day. A rough band catches on strands and pulls a few out when you take it down. A knitted scrunchie holds brilliantly at nine in the morning and has slid to the back of your neck by lunchtime. None of this is dramatic. It is just irritating, and it repeats every single day.\n\nSilk hair ties exist because of that friction problem. Silk fibre has a naturally smooth surface, so hair slides across it rather than snagging. The practical difference shows up at the moment you pull the tie out. With a rough band you often feel a tug and then a release. With silk, the ponytail tends to drop free in one go. That is the whole pitch, and it is a modest one, but it is the kind of small improvement you notice daily.\n\nThis set gives you four of them at once, in military green, graphite grey, navy blue and black. Having four means one can be in the wash, one can live in your bag, one can stay on the bathroom shelf and one can be on your wrist. That is a more honest reason to buy a multi-pack than any colour-matching argument.\n\nHow a silk scrunchie actually works\n\nA scrunchie is a loop of elastic with fabric gathered around it. The elastic does the holding. The fabric does two jobs: it spreads the pressure across a wider surface so you get less of a sharp dent, and it decides how the tie feels against your hair.\n\nThe fabric choice is where silk earns its place. A cotton or terry scrunchie has a textured surface that grips hard. That sounds good, and for a workout it sometimes is, but grip and friction are the same thing from the hair's point of view. Silk sits at the other end. It holds through wrapping rather than through grabbing, so you get hold from the number of turns you take rather than from the fabric clinging on.\n\nThe second thing silk brings is the look. Light reflects off the smooth surface, which is why silk has that soft shine. On a dark navy or a graphite grey, that shine reads as something closer to an accessory than a hair elastic. It is the reason people happily wear one to the office or to an evening out and do not bother to hide it.\n\nSize is the part people get wrong\n\nScrunchies vary enormously in size and most shoppers never check. These measure about 8 cm across when relaxed, with a band roughly 1 cm wide, and they stretch to around 20 cm.\n\nHere is what those numbers mean in practice. The 8 cm relaxed diameter is a middle size. It is not the big puffy kind that overwhelms a short ponytail, and it is not a skinny band that vanishes into thick hair. The 1 cm band width is slim, which is why it sits flat on your wrist instead of bunching into a tube.\n\nThe 20 cm stretch is the figure to pay attention to. If you have long or thick hair, this is the number that tells you whether a scrunchie will cope. At 20 cm you can usually get two full wraps on very thick hair and three on medium hair. Fine hair will take three or four wraps comfortably. The useful test is simple. Gather your hair into its usual ponytail, pinch it at the base, and see how big that bundle is. If you can get your thumb and forefinger around it easily, three wraps is likely. If you cannot, plan on two.\n\nWho these suit\n\nThey suit people who wear their hair up most days and want something that is pleasant rather than purely functional. They suit anyone whose hair is prone to catching on rough bands. They suit people who like a neutral wardrobe, because this is a quiet set of colours.\n\nThey are also a sensible pick for anyone who ties hair back before bed. Silk hair ties for sleeping come up often, and the reason is comfort rather than anything more elaborate. A soft, wide-ish fabric loop tied loosely in a low bun does not dig into your scalp when you roll over the way a thin elastic can.\n\nThey suit gift-giving too, mostly because there is no sizing to get wrong. Four neutral colours is a safe bet for a friend, a colleague or a teenager, and a pack can be split between two people if you want it to stretch further.\n\nWho might want something else? If you need maximum grip for high-impact sport, a textured cotton band or a sports-specific tie grips harder. If you want bright colours to stand out, this muted palette will disappoint you. And if you want a thick, decorative statement scrunchie, 8 cm with a 1 cm band is deliberately more restrained than that.\n\nChoosing between colours and how to use the four\n\nThe four colours cover different moods without much thought. Black disappears into dark hair and goes with absolutely everything. Graphite grey is a softer version of black and looks good against lighter or grey hair. Navy blue is the one that reads slightly smarter, and it pairs well with denim and with most work clothes. Military green is the one that gives a bit of character without being loud.\n\nA sensible routine is to keep the black in your handbag as the permanent spare, leave one on the bathroom shelf, keep one on your wrist and rotate the fourth through the wash. Spreading the use across all four also spreads the wear, which means the set lasts longer than if you favoured one and let it take every tie for a year.\n\nLooking after them\n\nSilk care sounds fussy and is not. Hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent. Swirl the scrunchie around gently for a minute, rinse until the water runs clear, then press the water out between your palms or in a towel. Do not twist or wring, because that is what distorts the gathered fabric.\n\nReshape it while damp and lay it flat on a towel to dry, away from direct sun and away from radiators. Silk dries fast, so a scrunchie washed in the evening is usually ready by morning.\n\nWash the navy and the black separately the first couple of times, just as you would with any dark dyed fabric. Skip the tumble dryer entirely, since heat is what kills elastic. If a scrunchie looks crumpled after washing, a cool iron on the reverse settles it in seconds. Avoid pressing directly on the elastic core.\n\nStore them somewhere they are not being stretched. A small dish, a drawer or a pouch is fine. Leaving a scrunchie permanently stretched over a hairbrush handle or a bottle is the fastest way to tire out the elastic.\n\nWhen to replace one\n\nElastic relaxes eventually. You will know it is time when the scrunchie needs an extra wrap to hold what it used to hold with one fewer, or when it slides down the ponytail during the day. With gentle washing and flat drying, that point is a long way off, and having four in rotation pushes it further out still.\n\nThe short version\n\nFour silk hair ties, about 8 cm across, stretching to roughly 20 cm, in military green, graphite grey, navy blue and black. Silk means a smooth surface, so hair slides over it instead of catching, and it means a soft shine that makes the tie look like an accessory. The compact size suits a wide range of hair thicknesses, and the slim band is comfortable on the wrist. Hand wash cool, dry flat, keep away from heat. If the set is not right, you have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "A four-piece set of silk hair ties in military green, graphite grey, navy blue and black. Each scrunchie is about 8 cm in diameter with a band roughly 1 cm wide, and the elastic stretches to around 20 cm, which suits long or thick hair as well as finer hair. The silk fabric has a smooth surface and a soft shine, so strands slide over it with less friction than cotton or a plain rubber band. The pack measures 8 x 12 x 1.5 cm and weighs 10 g. It is described for adult use. Brand, country of origin, momme weight and exact silk content percentage are not stated by the maker. Care is hand wash cool, dry flat.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack", "sku": "skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack", "title": "Skinny Mulberry Silk Scrunchies, 4 Pack", "slug": "skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack", "price": 367.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scrunchies", "category_label": "Silk Scrunchies", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/main-skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Four skinny silk hair ties in two black, one coffee and one beige, cut narrow at about 1 cm wide so they sit neatly under a ponytail, a bun or an overnight plait.", "description": "The small daily annoyance\n\nMost people do not think about hair ties until something goes wrong. A thin rubber band snaps halfway through the day. A coated elastic grabs a few strands on the way out. You take your hair down at six in the evening and there is a hard ridge across the ponytail that no amount of shaking will drop.\n\nNone of this is dramatic. It is just a nuisance that repeats itself every single day, and the fix costs less than a takeaway lunch.\n\nA skinny silk scrunchie is the quiet answer. It is a narrow band of mulberry silk wrapped around an elastic core. The silk is smooth, so hair slides across it rather than catching. The band is about 1 cm (0.4 in) wide, which is slim enough to stay invisible in a bun but wide enough to spread the pressure instead of digging a line into the hair the way a bare elastic does.\n\nWhat skinny actually means here\n\nThere are two broad families of scrunchie. The big puffy kind is an accessory first. It sits like a ring around your ponytail and it is meant to be seen. The skinny kind is a tool. It holds the hair, then disappears.\n\nThese are firmly in the second camp. At about 1 cm wide the band tucks into the hair and sits flat against the head. That matters more than it sounds. If you wear a bike helmet, a sun hat, a work cap or a headset, a bulky scrunchie turns into a pressure point. A slim one does not.\n\nThe stretch range runs from roughly 7 cm at rest up to about 21 cm (2.8 to 8.3 in) when you pull it open. That span is what lets one tie serve very different heads of hair. A thick ponytail gets one wrap, maybe two. Fine hair gets three or four, and because the band is narrow, four wraps still look tidy instead of lumpy.\n\nWhy silk and not cotton\n\nSilk has a slick surface. That is the whole story, really. When you slide a tie down and off, individual strands travel across the fibre with less drag than they would across cotton, velvet or a bare elastic.\n\nCotton and velvet grip. Some people want that, especially for a very firm gym ponytail that cannot move at all. The trade-off is friction, and friction is what catches hair on the way out.\n\nMulberry silk is the type used here. It is the common choice for silk accessories because the fibre is long and smooth, which gives that even, soft feel. The maker does not state a momme weight for these scrunchies, so the honest answer on thickness is that it is not specified. What is specified is the content, 100% pure mulberry silk, and the construction, a narrow silk band over elastic.\n\nMatching the tie to your hair\n\nThink about three things: volume, texture and what you actually do with your hair.\n\nIf you have a lot of hair, you want a tie that stretches without turning into a tourniquet. One or two wraps on a band that opens to about 21 cm is usually enough. Resist the urge to add a third wrap to make it feel secure. A tie that is too tight is the main cause of a hard crease, regardless of what the fabric is.\n\nFine or thin hair is the opposite problem. The tie needs to grip something that is not really there. Wrap more times, and position the tie slightly higher than feels natural so the weight of the hair holds it in place rather than sliding it down the back of your head.\n\nCurly hair tends to do best with the fewest wraps possible. Curls expand, and over-tightening flattens the shape right where the tie sits. The maker lists curly hair among the suitable types for these, alongside straight, thick and thin.\n\nLiving with four colours\n\nThe pack is two black, one coffee and one beige. That mix is deliberate and it works out well in practice.\n\nBlack is the workhorse. It goes with any outfit, it hides in dark hair, and it is the one you lose first, which is why there are two of them.\n\nCoffee is a mid brown. Against brown hair it blends almost completely, and against a neutral jumper it reads as a quiet detail rather than a statement. Beige is the softest of the three. It suits blonde and light brown hair, and it is the one to reach for when you want the tie to vanish.\n\nThe practical move is to split them up. One black in your handbag, one black on the dressing table, the coffee in the gym bag, the beige by the bed. You stop hunting for a tie, and each one gets a sensible amount of wear instead of one doing all the work.\n\nNight-time use\n\nPlenty of people buy silk hair ties specifically for sleeping, and the skinny shape helps here more than the wide one does.\n\nA large scrunchie under the side of your head is a lump. You feel it. A slim band holding a low bun or the end of a loose plait sits out of the way, and because silk is smooth, hair moving against it through the night has less to catch on.\n\nKeep it loose. The goal overnight is to gather hair, not to lock it in place. A low, soft plait with the band wound just enough to hold is the setup most people settle on.\n\nCare that actually extends the life\n\nSilk and elastic both dislike heat. Nearly everything in good scrunchie care comes down to that one fact.\n\nHand wash in cool water with a mild detergent made for delicates. Swirl them, do not scrub. Rinse in cool water. Do not wring them out, because twisting stresses both the fibre and the elastic inside. Instead, press them in a towel, then lay them flat or hang them somewhere shaded to dry.\n\nNo bleach and no tumble dryer. If you absolutely must use a machine, put them in a mesh laundry bag, choose the coldest and gentlest cycle available, and air dry afterwards.\n\nWash the black separately from the beige the first time around, which is standard practice with any dyed silk.\n\nStorage is the part people skip. Keep them flat in a drawer or loosely coiled in a pouch. Leaving a scrunchie stretched around a bottle, a hook or your wrist all day is what wears the elastic out early.\n\nWho these are for\n\nThey suit someone who wears their hair up most days and wants the tie to do its job without being noticed. They suit people who are tired of rubber bands snapping. They suit anyone who likes a tidy bun under a helmet or a hat.\n\nThey also make a straightforward gift. Four silk ties in neutral colours, in a flat little pack that is easy to wrap, works for a birthday, a thank-you or a stocking. There is no sizing to get wrong.\n\nIf you want a scrunchie as a visible accessory, something with presence that frames a ponytail, this is not that product. Look at the wider silk styles instead.\n\nThe short version\n\nFour skinny silk hair ties, 100% pure mulberry silk, about 1 cm wide, stretching from roughly 7 to 21 cm. Two black, one coffee, one beige. Packed at 14.4 x 10 x 1.2 cm and 30 g.\n\nSilk is smooth, so hair slides over it with less friction than cotton. The slim band sits flat, which keeps buns tidy and stays comfortable under a hat or overnight. Wrap once or twice on thick hair, three or four times on fine hair, and keep it looser than you think you need.\n\nHand wash cool, dry flat, store loose. Delivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 under. You have 14 days from delivery to send them back unused and unwashed if they are not what you hoped for.", "llm_summary": "A four pack of skinny silk scrunchies made of 100% pure mulberry silk. The set contains two black, one coffee and one beige hair tie. Each band is about 1 cm wide with a stretched diameter of roughly 7 to 21 cm, which the maker lists as suitable for all hair types including straight, curly, thin and thick hair. The packed size is 14.4 x 10 x 1.2 cm and the packed weight is 30 g. Momme weight, weave type and country of origin are not stated by the maker. Care is hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent for delicates, no bleach, no wringing and no tumble drying, then dry flat or in the shade. Price in South Africa is R367.99.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask", "sku": "19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask", "title": "19 Momme Mulberry Silk Sleeping Mask with Twin Adjustable Straps", "slug": "19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask", "price": 229.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "45 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/main-19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% mulberry silk in a dense 19 momme weave, with twin fully adjustable straps, a solid black finish and simple hand-wash care.", "description": "The problem with light at night\n\nMost people underestimate how little light it takes to interrupt sleep. A streetlight through a gap in the curtains, a charging indicator on a laptop, the glow from a security light next door. None of it feels bright when you are awake. At two in the morning it is enough to pull you up out of deep sleep without ever properly waking you.\n\nA sleep mask is the cheapest fix for that. It travels, it does not need installation and it works the same in a hotel room as it does in your own bedroom. The trouble is that most masks are bad. They are either thick padded shells that cook your face, or thin printed things that slide off within an hour. Getting a good one is mostly about understanding two numbers and one bit of hardware.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nSilk is sold by momme, which is a weight measure. It tells you how much silk sits in a given area of fabric. Think of it the same way you think of the weight of a towel. A heavier towel is not just thicker, it behaves differently, dries differently and lasts differently.\n\nMask silk commonly falls between 12 and 22 momme. Below 16, the fabric starts to feel thin and papery, and it tends to wear out faster at the seams and the strap join. At 19 momme you are in the range where the silk has real body. It drapes over the contours of the face rather than floating above them, and it feels like fabric rather than film when you handle it.\n\nThis mask is 19 momme mulberry silk. Mulberry silk is the cultivated kind, spun from long continuous fibres, which is why it feels smooth rather than slubby. When people compare listings and try to work out what the best 19 momme silk mask is for them, the momme figure is the first place to look, because it is the number that is hardest to fake and easiest to feel.\n\nWhy the straps matter more than you think\n\nHere is the thing nobody mentions until after they have bought a mask. Comfort is decided by the strap, not the fabric.\n\nA single elastic band has to generate all the holding force on one narrow line. To keep the mask on your face, it has to be tight. Tight means pressure on the back of the head, a crease across your hair, and a band that migrates up or down as you shift position. Then it slips, light gets in, and you push it back into place half asleep.\n\nTwin straps change the geometry. Two bands sit apart on the back of the skull, each carrying half the load. You get the same total hold with much less pressure at any one point, and because the two straps form a stable triangle with the mask, it does not rotate when you turn over. These straps are both adjustable, so you can set the tension once and leave it.\n\nThat matters most for side sleepers. If your face presses into a pillow for six hours, a single-strap mask will drag out of position. A two-strap design mostly stays put. When people ask for the best adjustable silk eye mask, what they usually want is this, a mask that is still where they left it at sunrise.\n\nWeight, breathability and the heat question\n\nThe whole mask weighs about 45 g. That is a small number, and it is there on purpose. Padded blackout masks can weigh three or four times as much, and all of that weight ends up resting on your eyelids and sinuses. Some people like it. Many find it makes their eyes feel pressed on.\n\nA silk mask works a different way. Instead of a moulded shell, you get a light fabric that follows the shape of your brow and cheekbones. Darkness comes from close contact, not from bulk.\n\nThe other advantage shows up in summer. Silk breathes, and a thin mask with no foam core does not trap body heat against the face. In a South African January, a thick mask can feel like a warm flannel by midnight. If you have given up on masks because they made you sweat, a light silk one is worth another try. Shoppers after the best silk sleeping mask for travel usually land here too, because a thin mask packs flat and a padded one does not.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIt works well for a few kinds of people.\n\nAnyone who sleeps in a room that is not properly dark, whether that is a city flat with streetlight bleed or a bedroom where someone else reads later than you do. Frequent flyers and long-distance bus travellers, since the mask weighs almost nothing and takes no real space. Shift workers trying to sleep through the afternoon. And people who are light sensitive first thing in the morning and want an extra hour before the sun takes over.\n\nIt is less suited to anyone who wants total engineered blackout with eye cavities, or anyone who wants a cooling gel insert. Those are different products with different trade-offs. A soft silk mask will not form an airtight seal at the bridge of the nose. If you need that, buy a contoured mask and accept the bulk.\n\nHow to set the fit\n\nPut the mask on before you lie down. Centre it so the silk sits over the brow and the lower edge rests on the top of your cheekbones, not on your nostrils.\n\nAdjust the upper strap first so it sits above the bony ridge at the back of the skull, then set the lower one just beneath it. The mask should feel held, not clamped. A good test is whether you can slide a fingertip under either strap without effort. If you can, it is about right. If you wake up with an indentation in your skin or your hair, loosen both straps a little.\n\nGive it two or three nights. Almost everyone sleeps slightly worse the first night they wear anything new on their face, and then stops noticing it entirely.\n\nKeeping it in good condition\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does not like heat or rough handling. Wash the mask by hand in cool water with a mild detergent or a gentle soap. Swirl it, rinse it and press the water out between your palms. Do not wring it and do not twist the straps.\n\nDry it flat or hung, away from direct sun and away from a heater. It will be dry in a few hours because there is so little fabric. If it needs smoothing, a cool iron on the reverse side does the job, but most of the time hanging it damp is enough.\n\nWash it every week or two. It is worn against your face, so it picks up skin oils whether you notice or not, and a clean mask simply feels better. Keep it away from velcro, rough nails and anything sharp in a travel bag. A spare pouch or a zip pocket is enough protection. Looked after that way, the best washable silk sleep mask is just the one you actually wash.\n\nThe short version\n\nLook at momme before anything else. This mask is 19 momme mulberry silk, which is denser than the 12 to 16 momme fabric common at the budget end, and it shows in how the silk sits on the face. Look at the straps second. Two adjustable straps spread the tension and keep the mask from wandering, which is the difference between a mask you use and one that ends up in a drawer.\n\nIt is black, solid, about 21.5 by 11 cm, and it weighs 45 g. Hand wash, air dry, done.\n\nDelivery is tracked to every province and takes 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that. Payment is by card. If it is not right, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel, as long as it comes back unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "A 19 momme sleeping mask made from 100% mulberry silk, sold as a single unit in solid black. It measures roughly 21.5 x 11 x 0.5 cm and weighs about 45 g. The closure is a twin adjustable strap system rather than a single elastic band, so the hold is spread across the back of the head and the fit can be set to the wearer. The 19 momme weave is denser than the 12 to 16 momme silk used in many masks. Care is a hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent, followed by air drying. The mask is intended for adults and folds flat for travel. Country of origin is not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black", "sku": "22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black", "title": "22 Momme Contoured Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask, Black", "slug": "22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black", "price": 805.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/main-22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 22 momme mulberry silk with deep moulded eye cups, a padded nose panel and a silk-wrapped adjustable strap, so you can blink freely while the room stays dark.", "description": "The problem with waking up at 5am in summer\n\nMost people who go looking for a sleep mask are not chasing luxury. They are trying to solve something annoying. The bedroom curtains let a pale line of light in at the edge. The street lamp outside throws a glow on the ceiling. In midsummer the sun is up well before you want to be, and from about four in the morning your body starts treating the room as daytime even with your eyes shut.\n\nLight is the strongest signal your body clock uses. It does not need much of it to decide that sleep is over. That is why a thin gap at the side of a mask matters more than it seems like it should, and why a lot of cheap masks feel like they are doing nothing at all.\n\nThe second problem is comfort. A flat mask lies straight on the eyelid. If you are a light sleeper you notice it every time your eyes move, and if you wear lash extensions you notice it even more. The common result is a mask that gets pushed up onto the forehead at two in the morning, which does nobody any good.\n\nWhat a contoured mask actually does\n\nA contoured mask, sometimes called a 3D mask, is built with two moulded cups on the front. Each cup arches over an eye socket so the fabric never touches the lid or the lashes. There is a small pocket of air in front of each eye.\n\nThree things come out of that design. You can blink and open your eyes freely under the mask, which removes the pressed-down feeling. Lashes stay where they are. And because the mask seals around the bony edges of the eye socket rather than across the soft middle, you can get a tight light seal without a tight feeling.\n\nThe other half of the job is the nose. On a flat mask, the fabric runs straight across the bridge and leaves a small triangle open on each side. That is the single most common place light gets in. This mask has a padded panel there, built up to fill that gap when the mask sits down against the face. If you have ever tried a mask and found a stripe of daylight running up each side of your nose, that padded panel is the part doing the work.\n\nWhy the silk weight matters\n\nSilk gets described by momme rather than thread count. It is a weight measure: one momme is roughly the weight of a given area of fabric, so a higher number means denser cloth. Sleep accessories usually sit somewhere between 16 and 25 momme. This one is 22, which is firmly on the heavier side.\n\nDenser silk has a smoother, more closed surface. In practice that means less drag when your face moves against it during the night, a fabric that holds its shape better through washing, and a cool first touch rather than the slightly warm, slightly fuzzy feel of brushed cotton.\n\nBoth faces here are mulberry silk, which matters because some masks use silk on the outside and a cheaper lining on the skin side. The side you actually feel is the side that counts. Anyone comparing the best mulberry silk eye mask options should check that detail before anything else, because it is where corners get cut.\n\nA note on honesty. Silk is smooth, and your skin and hair slide over it with less friction than they do over cotton. That is a property of the fabric, not a treatment or a promise. We are not going to tell you what it will do for your skin or your lashes beyond that.\n\nThe strap is not an afterthought\n\nStrap design separates a mask you keep from a mask you abandon. The usual failure is a bare elastic band with a plastic slider. The slider finds your temple, or it gets into your hair, and by morning there is a crease across the side of your head.\n\nThis mask uses an adjustable elastic strap with silk wrapped along it. The silk covering means the buckle has a soft layer between it and your skin, and the band itself sits flatter against the head. For side sleepers that is the difference that counts, because half the night you have one ear pressed into the pillow with the strap in between.\n\nAdjustability matters for a second reason. Light sealing and comfort pull in opposite directions. Too loose and the bottom edge lifts off your cheek. Too tight and you wake with a headache. Being able to set the tension once and leave it means you can find the point where the mask is dark enough without being firm.\n\nWho it suits\n\nTravellers get the most obvious benefit. Cabin lighting on a long flight is never properly off, and overhead screens throw light around for hours. The mask packs flat and weighs very little, so it lives in a carry-on pocket without arguing.\n\nShift workers are the other clear group. Sleeping through daylight is hard, and a good mask does more in a bright bedroom than curtains do on their own. Anyone looking for the best blackout sleep mask for daytime sleep should be looking specifically at the nose seal, since that is where the light gets in.\n\nThen there are nappers, new parents sleeping in snatches, people with a partner who reads late, and anyone who wears lash extensions and has given up on flat masks entirely. Plain black with no trim also means it does not read as a particular style, which is why plenty of men pick this shape.\n\nIt is less ideal if you sleep face down with your whole weight on your eyes, because the cups add a few millimetres of depth at the front. Some stomach sleepers get on with it fine, but a very thin mask may suit better.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash in cool water with a mild detergent meant for delicates. Swirl, do not scrub, and keep the soak short. Rinse until the water runs clear.\n\nNever wring silk. Press the water out between the folds of a clean towel, then lay the mask flat to dry somewhere out of direct sun and away from a heater. Direct heat is hard on both the silk and the moulded structure inside the cups.\n\nSkip the tumble dryer and skip bleach. If you need to press the strap or the edges, use the lowest iron setting and work on the reverse. Washing every week or two is sensible for nightly use, and more often if you apply creams or oils before bed.\n\nStored flat in a drawer or back in its box, a mask like this holds its shape for a long time. The thing that usually wears out first is the elastic, so avoid stretching the strap to its absolute limit every night.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf flat masks press on your eyes, crush your lashes, or let a line of daylight in beside your nose, a contoured mask fixes all three. This one uses 22 momme mulberry silk on both faces, deep moulded cups that leave room to blink, a padded nose panel for the seal and a silk-wrapped adjustable strap so the buckle stays off your temple.\n\nIt arrives in a gift box, weighs almost nothing and packs small. Brand, origin and net weight are not stated by the maker, so we have not guessed at them. Everything else is in the spec table above.", "llm_summary": "A contoured sleep mask made from 22 momme mulberry silk in black. The front is moulded into deep 3D eye cups so the fabric does not touch the eyelids or lashes, and a padded panel across the nose is designed to close the gap where light normally enters. The elastic strap is adjustable and wrapped in silk to keep the buckle off the temple and hair. Listed features include soft, lightweight and breathable fabric, complete blackout and a 3D contoured shape. One mask per pack, supplied in a gift box. Package dimensions are 24.31 x 10.9 x 4.7 cm at about 209 g. Brand, country of origin and net product weight are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy", "sku": "22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy", "title": "Burgundy 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask", "slug": "22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy", "price": 989.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/main-22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from 100% 6A grade mulberry silk on both sides with deep 3D contoured cups, an adjustable silk-wrapped strap and a buckle closure, so the mask blocks light without pressing on your eyes.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nAlmost everyone who buys a sleep mask buys a cheap one first. It usually comes free with a flight, it is a flat rectangle of polyester with a thin band, and it does two annoying things. It presses on your eyelids, and it slides up your forehead somewhere around three in the morning. By then you are awake, the sun is coming through the curtain gap, and the mask is on the floor.\n\nThe second problem is heat. A flat synthetic mask traps warmth against the thinnest skin on your body. In a Durban summer that is uncomfortable within twenty minutes. In a dry Highveld winter it is less of an issue, but the fabric still feels scratchy and dead against the face.\n\nA 22 momme mulberry silk sleep mask fixes the fabric side of that, and a 3D contoured shape fixes the pressure side. The two together are why this style has become the default recommendation for anyone who actually sleeps in a mask every night rather than once a year on a plane.\n\nWhat momme means and why 22 is the number to look for\n\nMomme, pronounced \"mummy\", is a weight measure. It tells you how many pounds a specific standard area of the silk weighs. The practical translation is thickness. Silk sold at 12 or 16 momme feels thin and a little papery, and when you hold it up to a lamp you can see through it. At 22 momme the fabric has body. It falls in soft folds, it feels cool to the hand on first touch, and it does not go translucent.\n\nFor a sleep mask, thickness matters twice over. A heavier silk blocks more light on its own, before the shape of the mask even comes into it. And a heavier silk survives washing better, because there is simply more fibre in each square centimetre to wear away.\n\nThe grading is a separate thing. Mulberry silk gets graded from A up to 6A based on the quality of the raw filament, mainly its length and consistency. 6A sits at the top. You will see the phrase on a lot of listings, so treat it as a useful signal rather than a guarantee, and pay attention to whether the silk is on both faces. That is the question that separates a real 22 momme silk sleep mask from a mask with a silk cover and a polyester lining.\n\nWhy the contoured shape changes everything\n\nFlat masks work by lying on your face. Contoured masks work by arching over it. Each eye sits inside a moulded cup, with air between the fabric and your eyelid. You can open your eyes fully in the dark under one of these and feel nothing.\n\nIf you wear lash extensions, this is not a nice-to-have. A flat mask crushes extensions against the lid for seven hours and shortens their life considerably. A contoured mask leaves them alone. The same logic applies if you have had any eye procedure, or if you simply find pressure on the eyes unpleasant, which a lot of people do without ever naming it as the reason they gave up on masks.\n\nThe other benefit is light. The contour creates a raised rim that follows the brow bone and runs down either side of the nose. That rim is what seals, not the flat fabric, so the mask can block light without having to be strapped on tightly. A blackout eye mask that works at a loose setting is a mask you can wear all night.\n\nThe strap is not a minor detail\n\nLook at how the band attaches. Cheap masks use a sewn-in elastic with no adjustment, or a plastic slider that ends up sitting right where your head meets the pillow. Both cause the same problem for side sleepers, a hard point digging in.\n\nThis mask uses a silk-wrapped elastic strap with a buckle. You set the length once, to your head, and leave it. The silk wrap means the part running behind your ears is smooth rather than scratchy, and a buckle lies flatter than most sliders.\n\nSetting it correctly is worth five minutes on the first night. Put it on sitting up, tighten until it holds without pressure, then lie down on your side and check whether it has shifted. Adjust from there. Most complaints about masks sliding or leaving marks come down to tension set by guesswork rather than by trying it.\n\nWho this suits\n\nShift workers get the most out of a good mask, because sleeping through daylight is the hardest version of the job. Nurses, security staff, people on mining rosters, anyone sleeping between a morning and an afternoon. If that is you, the combination of 22 momme weight and a contoured seal is the right place to spend money.\n\nTravellers are the next group. A mask that packs into a pouch and weighs almost nothing is easy to keep in a carry-on permanently. The adjustable buckle means you can wear it loose for a nap and firm for an overnight leg.\n\nLight sleepers at home, people with a partner who reads late, anyone in a flat with a streetlight outside the bedroom window. And new parents, who are not sleeping much and want the hours they do get to count.\n\nSide sleepers in particular should look at contoured designs over flat ones. The shape and the smooth silk mean less drag against the pillow.\n\nHow to choose between options\n\nCheck four things when you compare masks.\n\nFirst, is the silk on both sides, and at what momme? If a listing gives a momme number but will not say what the lining is, assume the lining is not silk.\n\nSecond, is it contoured or flat? Flat is cheaper and packs smaller. Contoured is better for comfort, lashes and light control. If you already know you dislike pressure on your eyes, the choice is made.\n\nThird, how does it fasten? Adjustable beats fixed. Buckle or ribbon tie beats a plastic slider for side sleeping.\n\nFourth, how do you wash it? Hand wash only is normal for silk at this weight. If you know you will never hand wash anything, be honest with yourself about that before buying.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash in cool water with a detergent made for delicates. Not dish soap, not normal laundry powder, both of which are harsher than silk likes. Swish, do not scrub. Rinse until the water runs clear.\n\nNever wring it out. Lay the mask between two halves of a clean towel and press. Then dry it flat, out of direct sun, because UV fades dye and weakens the fibre over time. Keep heat away from the elastic.\n\nWash every week or two depending on use. More often if you apply creams at night, since oils build up in fabric whether you can see them or not. Store it in the travel pouch rather than loose in a drawer, which keeps dust off and stops the silk catching on anything.\n\nDone this way, a silk mask lasts years. The elastic usually softens before the silk does.\n\nWhat is in the box\n\nOne mask, one travel pouch, one gift box. Total packed weight is 200 g, and the packed dimensions are 26.29 x 12.19 x 3.2 cm (10.4 x 4.8 x 1.3 in). Those are the box figures, not the mask. The maker does not publish a finished mask measurement or a strap length, which is common for adjustable items.\n\nDelivery is tracked to every province and takes 10 to 20 working days. It is free on orders over R1800 and R250 below that. Payment is by card. If it turns out not to suit you, there is a 14 day window from delivery to cancel for any reason, provided the mask is unused and unwashed.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf you want a mask you will actually keep wearing, the two things that matter are fabric weight and shape. 22 momme mulberry silk on both faces gives you something soft, breathable and durable. A 3D contoured cup keeps it off your eyes and lashes while sealing out light at the brow and nose. The adjustable buckle strap handles the fit.\n\nBurgundy, one mask, pouch and gift box included, hand wash only. That is the whole thing.", "llm_summary": "A burgundy sleep mask made from 100% 6A grade mulberry silk at 22 momme on both the outer and inner faces. The design uses deep 3D contoured cups that keep fabric off the eyes and lashes, allowing the wearer to blink freely, and the raised edge is shaped to block light. The strap is silk-wrapped elastic with a buckle closure, adjustable to different head sizes. The silk is breathable and smooth, with less surface friction than cotton. It is sold as a single adult mask in a solid burgundy colour, supplied with a travel pouch and a gift box. Package dimensions are 26.29 x 12.19 x 3.2 cm at 200 g. Care is hand wash only. Mask weight, strap length and country of origin are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black", "sku": "22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black", "title": "Black 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Eye Mask", "slug": "22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black", "price": 551.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/main-22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Both sides are 22 momme mulberry silk with a silk filling, a shaped nose pad to close the light gap and an adjustable hook-and-loop strap that suits back, side and tummy sleepers.", "description": "The problem is smaller than you think\n\nMost people who sleep badly blame noise, stress or the mattress. Light gets less attention, partly because you are asleep when it happens and partly because a room that looks dark at 10pm is a different room at 5am in summer.\n\nYour eyelids are not opaque. Even closed, enough light passes through to register, and that is the signal your body uses to decide the night is over. A streetlight through a 2 cm gap in the curtains, a partner's phone screen, the standby glow on a television, a dawn that arrives before five in December. Any of these can pull you out of deep sleep without fully waking you. You remember it as waking up tired, not as waking up because of light.\n\nA sleep mask solves this in the most direct way possible. It puts the dark right against your face so the rest of the room stops mattering. The trick is that a bad mask creates its own problems, and that is worth understanding before you buy.\n\nWhy most cheap masks fail\n\nPick up a budget mask and you will usually find three things. The fabric is thin polyester satin, which looks silky and feels slippery for about a week. The shape is a flat rectangle. And the strap has a plastic slider or buckle at the back.\n\nThe flat rectangle is the real issue. Your face is not flat. The bridge of your nose pushes the fabric up and away, and that leaves an open triangle on each side. Point a torch at it and you will see light pour straight in. That is why people wake at sunrise even wearing a mask.\n\nThe buckle is the second issue. You do not feel it when you put the mask on sitting up. You feel it at 3am when you roll onto your side and a hard plastic lump is pinned between your skull and the pillow. People take the mask off, then blame the mask for not working.\n\nThe third issue is friction. Cheap satin grips skin and lashes. You move, it drags, you half wake, you adjust it. Repeat that six times a night and the mask has cost you more sleep than it saved.\n\nWhat 22 momme means in practice\n\nSilk is sold by momme, written as mm but nothing to do with millimetres. It is a weight measurement, the same idea as GSM for cotton. Higher momme means more silk fibre in the same area of fabric.\n\nThin silk sits around 12 to 16 momme. At 22 momme you get noticeably more body. The fabric has enough weight to settle over the contours of your face rather than tenting across them, and it is dense enough that light does not pass through the weave. Put a 22 momme panel over a lamp and compare it with a thin one, the difference is obvious.\n\nWeight also changes how it ages. Denser silk takes washing and nightly handling better. A flimsy mask goes limp and starts looking tired within a couple of months, where a heavier one keeps its shape.\n\nThis mask is 22 momme mulberry silk on both faces, which matters more than it sounds. Plenty of masks use nice silk on the outside and something cheaper against the skin, where it actually touches you. Here both sides are the same, and the filling inside is silk as well rather than synthetic wadding.\n\nThe nose pad does the heavy lifting\n\nIf you only check one thing when comparing masks, check the nose.\n\nA shaped nose pad is a small moulded section along the lower edge that follows the bridge of your nose. It fills the gap that a flat mask leaves wide open. Done well, it seals without clamping, so you are not getting pressure on the bridge of your nose or on your eyelids.\n\nThe other half of the equation is the band. A wide cushioned band spreads the load over a bigger area of your face, which is why you can wear it for eight hours without a red line across your temples. Narrow elastic bands do the opposite, concentrating all the tension in a thin strip.\n\nBetween the two, the mask holds a light seal with gentle pressure instead of tight pressure. That is the whole design goal of a good blackout sleep mask.\n\nFit, and why hook and loop wins\n\nThe strap on this one uses hook and loop fastening. You set the length once, press it closed, and it stays where you put it. No buckle, no slider, no knot.\n\nThat is a quiet advantage for side and tummy sleepers. There is nothing rigid on the back of your head, so rolling over does not create a pressure point. It also means you can run it looser for a daytime nap and tighter for a noisy overnight flight without hunting for the right elastic position.\n\nWhen you first fit it, do it lying down rather than standing at a mirror. Your face shape shifts slightly when you lie back. Seat the nose pad first, then draw the strap to the point where the mask is sealed but you cannot feel it pulling. If you can see a sliver of light at the nose, nudge the mask down a few millimetres before you tighten further. Most light leaks are a positioning problem, not a tension problem.\n\nWho it suits\n\nLight sleepers are the obvious group, but the mask earns its keep in a few other situations.\n\nShift workers sleeping through the afternoon get the most dramatic improvement, since curtains rarely handle midday sun. Frequent flyers like it because at roughly 60 grams it adds nothing to a carry-on. Anyone sharing a room with a different schedule, a partner who reads late or a baby monitor glowing on the nightstand, gets a simple fix for someone else's light.\n\nIt is also useful for a short daytime reset, for meditation, or for lying down when a headache makes bright rooms unpleasant. An adjustable silk eye mask is easy to loosen for twenty minutes and tighten again at night.\n\nIt is an adult mask, so it is not the right choice for a small child.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is a protein fibre, so treat it closer to wool than to cotton.\n\nHand wash in cool water with a gentle detergent made for silk or delicates. Skip bleach entirely, do not leave it soaking, and never wring it. Press the water out between a clean towel, reshape the mask while it is damp, then dry it flat and out of direct sun. Heat and strong sunlight are what dull silk over time.\n\nOne small habit makes a real difference. Close the hook-and-loop strap before washing. If it is left open, the rough side will catch on the silk and pull tiny threads.\n\nWashing every week or two is sensible for something worn against your face nightly, and more often if you use rich night creams. Let it dry completely before the next use.\n\nThe short version\n\nLight is one of the easiest sleep disruptions to remove, and a mask does it without a single change to your room. What separates a good one from a frustrating one comes down to four things: enough fabric weight to stop light passing through, a shaped nose pad to close the gap beside your nose, a wide band so pressure spreads out, and a strap with no hard parts to lie on.\n\nThis mask covers all four. It is 22 momme mulberry silk on both faces with silk filling, a moulded nose pad, a cushioned band and a hook-and-loop strap you set once. It is black, it weighs about 60 grams, and it folds flat enough to live in a bag.\n\nIf you sleep lightly, work nights, travel often or simply get woken by a sunrise you did not ask for, it is a small purchase that changes something you notice every single morning.", "llm_summary": "A black sleep mask made from 100% mulberry silk at 22 momme on both the outer and inner face, with a silk filling. It uses a shaped nose pad to close the light gap beside the nose and a wide cushioned band to spread pressure across the face. The strap fastens with hook and loop so the length can be adjusted to different head sizes, and there is no buckle to press on the back of the head, which suits back, side and tummy sleepers. The colour is black with a solid pattern, and it ships as a single mask. Packed size is roughly 24.2 x 13.6 x 1.9 cm at 60 grams. Brand, country of origin and warranty are not specified.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers", "sku": "22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers", "title": "22 Momme Silk Sleep Mask for Side Sleepers", "slug": "22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers", "price": 920.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "134 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/main-22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "A 3D contoured shape with a nose wing and a wide cushioned adjustable band gives you silk on both sides, low pressure across the face, and air flow all night.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nYou buy a mask, you put it on, and for about four minutes it is wonderful. Then you roll onto your side. The pillow catches the edge of the mask, the band twists, and by 2am the thing is halfway up your forehead or wrapped around one ear. You wake up, fix it, and the whole cycle starts again.\n\nFlat masks are made with one sleeping position in mind, and it is not yours. A flat panel of fabric sits directly on the eyelids and relies on the band pulling it tight to stay there. The tighter you pull, the more pressure sits on your eyes and temples. The looser you leave it, the faster it moves. Side sleepers get the worst of both.\n\nThere is also the light problem. Even a well-fitting flat mask leaves a small triangle of gap on either side of the nose. In a dark bedroom you might not notice. In a hotel room with a glowing smoke alarm, or at 6am in summer, that gap is the only thing you can see.\n\nHow a contoured mask works\n\nA contoured mask solves both problems with shape rather than tension. The front is moulded into two shallow cups, one over each eye. Because the fabric arches over the eye instead of resting on it, there is no pressure on the lids and no fabric touching your lashes. You can open your eyes inside the mask and see nothing at all.\n\nThe second piece is the nose wing, a shaped section that follows the bridge and sides of the nose. That is the part that closes the gap flat masks leave open. It is a small detail that makes a large difference to how dark the mask actually is.\n\nThe third piece is the band. This one is wide and cushioned rather than a thin elastic cord. Wide bands spread their grip over more surface, so the mask stays put without needing to be cranked tight. That matters most when your head is turned and half the band is squashed against a pillow. A wide band silk eye mask tends to survive that far better than a string.\n\nWhy silk, specifically\n\nSilk is a fine, smooth fibre, and the surface of a silk mask slides over your skin rather than dragging on it. If you have ever woken up with pillow lines across your cheek, you already know what friction does overnight.\n\nSilk also breathes. The eye area is a small space with warm skin and, under a mask, limited air flow. Heavier materials trap that warmth. This mask uses silk on both faces, with a cushioned layer in between, and the maker describes the result as soft, breathable and cool. Practically, that means the mask does not feel damp against your face by morning the way a thick padded one can.\n\nAnd silk is quiet. A synthetic shell crinkles every time you move. There is no noise from a silk surface, which sounds like a trivial thing until you have been woken by your own sleep mask.\n\nWho this suits\n\nSide sleepers are the obvious group, since that is what the shape is built for. But a few other people tend to get on well with a 3D silk sleep mask.\n\nAnyone who wears eye make-up to bed, or who has lash extensions, benefits from the gap over the eyes. Nothing presses, so nothing smudges or bends. People who find flat masks give them a headache often do better too, because the cushioned band means less tension is needed.\n\nShift workers are another group. Sleeping during daylight is a harder problem than sleeping at night, and the nose wing matters more when the light source is a bright window rather than a dim hallway. Frequent flyers come to it for a different reason, weight and bulk. At 134 g, packed in a small pouch, a travel silk eye mask takes up almost no room in a carry-on.\n\nIt is an adult product. The band is adult-sized and the maker does not offer a child fit.\n\nHow to choose and fit one\n\nStart with the band. Measure around your head at eyebrow level with a soft tape. Most adult heads land between 54 and 62 cm, and an adjustable band covers that range comfortably, but knowing your number makes the first fit much quicker.\n\nWhen you put it on, set the band so the mask sits still when you shake your head gently, and no tighter. If you wake with a crease across your temples, you went a notch too far. If it has crawled up your forehead by morning, you went a notch too loose. Two or three nights of small adjustments is normal.\n\nPosition matters as much as tension. The band should sit low on the back of the head, roughly level with the top of your ears, not high on the crown. High placement is the single most common reason a mask slides up during the night. If you sleep with your hair tied up, put the band under the bun rather than over it.\n\nGive yourself a few nights before deciding. Sleeping with anything on your face is a habit, and even a mask that fits perfectly can feel strange on night one.\n\nLooking after it\n\nThis mask is hand wash only. Cool water, a small amount of mild liquid detergent made for delicates, and gentle squeezing rather than scrubbing. Close the hook and loop fastening before it goes in the water, because an open strip of hook will snag on silk and pull threads.\n\nDo not wring it out. Lay it flat in a towel, press, then reshape the cups with your fingers and dry it flat, away from direct sun and well clear of a radiator or heater. Heat is harder on silk than water is.\n\nHow often depends on how you use it. With nightly wear, every week or two is sensible, and sooner if you use night creams or sleep in make-up. A mask that only comes out for flights can go longer. Skip bleach entirely. For a single mark, dab mild detergent and cool water onto the spot with your fingertips, then rinse the whole mask so you do not end up with a clean patch.\n\nStored in its pouch between uses, it stays clean and keeps its shape better than it would loose in a drawer.\n\nWhat the maker does and does not tell you\n\nWorth being straight about this. The mask is midnight blue, silk on both sides, 134 g, one per pack, with a hook and loop adjustable band and a 3D contoured front with a nose wing. It arrives in a gift box with a carry pouch, and care is hand wash only.\n\nWhat is not published is the silk's country of origin, the weave, or the worn dimensions of the mask itself. The packed measurements are 69.01 x 0.99 x 11.51 cm, which describes the box rather than the mask on your face. If a specific fabric specification is the deciding factor for you, buy this one on shape and fit instead, because those are the qualities it is actually built around.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf you sleep flat on your back in a dark room, a simple flat mask will probably do. If you sleep on your side, or if daylight is your problem, the shape is what you are paying for. The cups keep fabric off your eyes, the nose wing closes the gap that lets light in, and the wide adjustable band holds everything in place without needing to be tight.\n\nMeasure your head, set the band low and snug, hand wash it, and dry it flat. Keep the pouch for travel. If it is not right once you have tried it, you have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "A contoured silk sleep mask made for side sleepers, in midnight blue. The front is moulded in 3D with shallow cups over the eyes and a nose wing to reduce light entering beside the nose. Silk is used on both faces, with a cushioned inner layer the maker describes as soft, breathable and cool. The band is wide and adjusts with a hook and loop closure to suit different head sizes. It is one mask per pack, weighs 134 g, and ships in a gift box with a carry pouch. Care is hand wash only. The silk's momme weight, origin and the mask's worn dimensions are not stated by the maker. Packed dimensions are 69.01 x 0.99 x 11.51 cm.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "sku": "3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "title": "3D Contoured Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask", "slug": "3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "price": 1150.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.07 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/main-3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from 100% mulberry silk with a moulded eye cavity, a pull-on elastic band and a matching silk pouch for travel, it blocks light while staying soft, breathable and light enough to forget you are wearing it.", "description": "The problem is rarely tiredness\n\nMost people who buy a sleep mask are not short of tiredness. They are short of darkness. A streetlight through thin curtains, a partner's phone screen, a 5am summer sunrise in Durban, a flight with the cabin lights on, a day shift happening outside while you are trying to sleep off a night one. Your body reads light as a signal to be awake, and no amount of willpower overrides that.\n\nA sleep mask is the cheap, portable fix. It travels, it needs no installation, and it works in a hotel room with no curtains at all. The trouble is that most masks are badly made, and the bad ones create a new problem while solving the old one.\n\nWhy flat masks annoy people\n\nThe standard sleep mask is a flat rectangle of fabric with a strap. It lies directly on your eyelids. Three things usually go wrong with that.\n\nFirst, pressure. The strap has to be reasonably tight to keep light out, and that tension transfers straight onto your eyes. Some people find it uncomfortable within twenty minutes. Others wake up with that odd, slightly blurry feeling that fades after a few minutes.\n\nSecond, lashes. If you have long lashes or extensions, a flat mask squashes them against your eyelid all night. Open your eyes under one and you can feel the fabric brushing them.\n\nThird, the gaps. A flat panel cannot follow the shape of a face. It bridges from brow to cheekbone and leaves a triangle of daylight beside the nose. You end up tightening the strap to close that gap, which brings you back to problem one.\n\nWhat the 3D contour changes\n\nA contoured mask is moulded so each eye sits inside a shallow cup. The fabric arches over the eye and only touches your face around the edge, along the brow, down the side of the nose and across the top of the cheekbone.\n\nThat does two useful things at once. It takes the pressure off the eyelid entirely, so you can open your eyes under the mask in full darkness without feeling anything. And because the edge is a shaped rim rather than a flat line, it follows the contours of a face and seals better around the nose, which is where almost all light leaks happen.\n\nThe side effect is that the mask does not need to be strapped on tightly to work. A contoured mask held in place gently often blocks more light than a flat one pulled hard.\n\nWhy mulberry silk and not satin\n\nSilk and satin get used interchangeably in product listings, which muddies things. Satin is a weave, not a fibre. You can weave polyester into satin and it will look shiny and feel slippery, but it is still plastic, and plastic does not breathe.\n\nMulberry silk is the fibre itself, a long smooth filament produced by silkworms fed on mulberry leaves. It is the reason silk feels cool to the touch and the reason skin and hair slide over it with less friction than over woven cotton. Around the eyes, where the skin is at its thinnest, that lack of drag is the whole point. It also breathes, so a silk mask does not turn into a warm damp patch on your face by two in the morning the way a padded synthetic one can.\n\nThis mask is 100% pure mulberry silk inside and out. The maker does not state the momme weight, which is the number that describes how heavy and dense the silk is. If that detail matters to you, it is worth knowing it is not published.\n\nWho this suits\n\nSide sleepers get the most obvious benefit. There is no buckle, no slider and no hard plastic at the back, so nothing digs into the side of your head when it is pressed into a pillow. A pull-on elastic band lies flat.\n\nPeople with lash extensions look for contoured masks specifically, because the cups keep fabric off the lashes.\n\nTravellers do well with it. It weighs about 68 g, packs into its own silk pouch, and goes on with one hand in a narrow aeroplane seat. If you are hunting for the best travel sleep mask, light weight and a soft closure count for more than fancy padding.\n\nShift workers need the blackout more than anyone, since they are fighting a fully lit world outside. The solid black panel matters here. A pale lining reflects light back toward the eye, which is why serious blackout masks are nearly always dark on the inside.\n\nHow to choose between masks\n\nA few things are worth checking before you buy anything in this category.\n\nCheck the closure. Velcro catches hair and goes crunchy after a year. Buckles dig in when you sleep on your side. A plain elastic band is the simplest option and the hardest one to get wrong, though it does mean you cannot fine-tune the fit.\n\nCheck the fibre, not the finish. \"Silky\", \"satin feel\" and \"silk touch\" are all ways of saying not silk. Look for a stated silk content.\n\nCheck the weight. Weighted masks have their fans, but a heavy mask sits on your face all night and most people who want deep darkness do not also want 200 g of beads on their eyelids.\n\nCheck the colour inside. Black or near-black is the practical choice.\n\nCheck the care instructions before you buy, not after. This mask is hand wash only, which is normal for silk, but it is worth knowing if you were hoping to throw it in with the sheets.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash only, in cool water, with a small amount of mild liquid detergent made for delicates. Skip the bleach and skip the long soak. Do not wring it out, because twisting damages silk fibres and will distort the moulded cups. Press the water out in a towel instead.\n\nDry it flat, out of direct sun and well away from a heater. While it is still damp, reshape the cups with your fingers so they set properly. Keep the elastic band out of hot water, since heat is what kills elastic over time.\n\nStore it in the silk pouch it comes with. That keeps dust off it and stops the contoured shape being crushed under a hairbrush in your bag. How often to wash depends on your routine. Heavy night creams and oils mean every week or two. A clean dry face means you can stretch it to a month.\n\nBuying it in South Africa\n\nThe price shown is in rand. Delivery is tracked to every province and takes 10 to 20 working days, with free delivery on orders over R1800 and a flat R250 under that. Payment is by card.\n\nIf it does not suit you, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, provided the mask is unused and unwashed and comes back in its pouch and packaging.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf flat masks press on your eyes, flatten your lashes or leak light beside your nose, a contoured shape solves all three at once by lifting the fabric off your eyelids and sealing along the rim instead. Made in 100% mulberry silk, it also stays cooler and smoother against the thin skin around the eyes than cotton or polyester satin. It is light, it is black, it has no buckle to lie on, and it packs into a pouch. For a bright bedroom, a long flight or a day sleep after a night shift, that is most of what you need.", "llm_summary": "A 3D contoured sleep mask made from 100% pure mulberry silk, sold as a single mask in solid black with no pattern. The moulded eye cavity holds the fabric away from the lashes and eyelids, and the closure is a pull-on elastic band rather than a buckle or velcro strap. Care is hand wash only. Item weight is about 68 g (0.15 lb) and the package measures 30.1 x 14.5 x 3.1 cm. It is listed for all ages and includes a matching silk pouch for travel and storage. The momme weight of the silk, the country of manufacture, and the strap length are not stated by the maker. Delivery to South Africa is tracked and takes 10 to 20 working days.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink", "sku": "adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink", "title": "Adjustable Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask, 2 Pack in Navy and Pink", "slug": "adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink", "price": 690.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/main-adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Two masks in navy blue and pink, each with a buckle-adjusted strap, a lightweight feel and a smooth silk face that sits gently over closed eyes.", "description": "The problem with light at night\n\nMost people think they sleep in the dark. Then they stand in their bedroom at two in the morning with the lights off and notice the street lamp outside, the standby glow on the television, the strip of light under the door and the first grey of the sky through a gap in the curtain. Eyelids are thin. Light gets through them.\n\nThat matters because light is one of the main signals your body uses to decide whether it is night. A room that is almost dark is not the same as a room that is dark. If you have ever slept unusually well in a hotel room with blackout curtains, you already know the difference.\n\nA sleep mask is the cheap, portable version of blackout curtains. It travels with you, it works in a guest room, it works on a plane, and it works at two in the afternoon when you are a night-shift worker trying to get a proper rest while the neighbours mow the lawn. The trick is picking one you will still be wearing in week three rather than one that ends up pushed up on your forehead by midnight.\n\nWhat makes a silk mask different\n\nThe fabric against your face is the whole argument. A cheap mask is usually a polyester shell over foam. It works, in the sense that it blocks light, but it holds heat and it drags on your skin every time you turn over.\n\nSilk behaves differently. It is smooth, so your eyelids and lashes slide over it rather than catching. It feels cool when you first put it on, which is a small pleasure at the end of a hot day. And it is light, so a silk mask does not have the heavy, clamped feeling of a padded one.\n\nThis set is 100% mulberry silk on both sides. That detail is worth checking on any mask you buy, because plenty of them are silk on the outside and something cheaper on the inner face, which is the face that actually touches you. Both sides silk means the surface against your skin is the one you paid for.\n\nWhat is not stated here is the momme weight, which is the number that tells you how dense the silk is. If you want a mask with a published momme figure, you would need to look at a listing that gives one. What is confirmed for this pair is the fibre content, the colours, the closure and the care.\n\nWhy the strap decides everything\n\nPeople give up on sleep masks for two reasons. Either light leaks in, or the strap annoys them. Both come back to fit.\n\nA fixed elastic band is made to one length. If your head is smaller than average, the mask slides and the gap along your nose lets light through. If your head is larger, the band grips, and after a few hours you have a line across your temples and a dull ache behind your ears.\n\nThis set uses a buckle. You slide the strap to the length that suits you, and it stays there. Set it once, and the mask goes on the same way every night without fiddling in the dark. That single feature is the difference between a mask you tolerate and one you forget you are wearing.\n\nA buckle has a second advantage over velcro, which is the other common adjustable closure. Velcro hooks grab hair. A buckle lies flat. If you have long hair, the practical routine is to tie it loosely first, lift the strap over the back of your head rather than dragging it down over your face, and sit the buckle slightly off the centre line so it is not directly between your skull and the pillow.\n\nWho this suits\n\nTravellers are the obvious group. An aircraft cabin is never properly dark, and the person two rows up will have their reading light on for the whole flight. A flat silk mask packs into a pocket, weighs almost nothing and does not get crushed in a bag. This is the main reason a silk sleep mask for travel tends to outlast the foam freebie that came with a flight kit.\n\nShift workers are the group who need it most. Sleeping during daylight is hard work, and a mask is the one piece of kit you can take to a crash room or a spare bed. Pair it with a blind if you can, and you have a reasonable approximation of night.\n\nSide sleepers do well with a flat mask. There is no moulded frame to press into the pillow, and silk does not grip the pillowcase the way a textured fabric does, so the mask stays put when you turn over.\n\nLight sleepers who share a room with someone on a different schedule are the fourth group. If one of you reads late and the other starts at five, a mask is a lot easier to negotiate than a lamp.\n\nChoosing between flat and contoured\n\nThere are two broad shapes on the market. Flat masks, like this pair, sit against the face. Contoured or cup masks have moulded eye pockets that leave space in front of the lashes.\n\nFlat masks pack smaller, feel lighter and cost less. They are the better choice for travel and for anyone who dislikes bulk on their face. The trade-off is that the fabric does touch your lashes, which some people notice and most do not.\n\nContoured masks give you room to open your eyes under the mask and keep anything off your lashes. They are bulkier, warmer and more awkward to carry. If you wear lash extensions or you strongly dislike anything touching your eyes, that extra depth is worth the bulk.\n\nWith a flat mask, the setting of the strap does a lot of the work. Snug enough to close the gap at the nose, loose enough that the silk is resting rather than pressing. Give yourself two or three nights to find that point.\n\nWhy a two pack is the sensible buy\n\nOne mask gets lost. That is just how it goes with small soft objects. It ends up in a hotel bed, in the pocket of a seat back, or at the bottom of a gym bag.\n\nTwo masks in two colours solves a few problems at once. One lives permanently in your travel bag so you never pack it and never forget it. The other stays in the bedside drawer. If one is drying after a wash, you still have a mask that night. If two people in the house want one, nobody has to share.\n\nThe colours here are navy blue and pink, both solid with no pattern. Plain colours wear well and do not look tired after a few months of use.\n\nLooking after silk\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does want a gentler routine than a cotton pillowcase. The care instruction here is hand wash only.\n\nIn practice that means a basin of cool water, a small amount of a detergent made for delicates, and a minute of gentle squeezing. No scrubbing, no wringing, no bleach. Rinse in cool water, lay the mask on a towel, roll the towel to press out the water, then dry it flat away from direct sun and away from a heater.\n\nSkip the tumble dryer entirely. Heat and tumbling are what turn a smooth silk surface dull. If you need to remove a crease, hang the mask in a steamy bathroom, or iron it on the lowest setting with a cloth between the iron and the silk, keeping well clear of the buckle.\n\nHow often you wash depends on your routine. If you use night cream or sleep somewhere warm, every week or two makes sense. If the mask only comes out for flights, wash it when you get home.\n\nBetween uses, keep the masks in the storage bag that comes with the set. The single most common way a silk mask gets damaged is a zip or a hair clip at the bottom of a handbag.\n\nA few honest limits\n\nA mask handles light. It does not handle noise, a warm room or a racing mind, and nobody should sell it to you as though it does. If your sleep problem is mostly the neighbour's dog, earplugs will do more than any eye mask.\n\nSome detail on this set is simply not published. The maker does not state a momme weight, a finished panel measurement, a brand or a country of origin. The confirmed facts are the ones in the spec table, 100% mulberry silk on both sides, buckle closure, solid colour, two masks in navy and pink, hand wash only, and a 41 g package.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf light is what wakes you, a mask is the smallest change with the biggest return. Silk makes it comfortable enough to actually wear all night, and an adjustable buckle strap makes it fit your head rather than an average one. Two masks means you always have one where you need it.\n\nGive it three nights before you judge it. Set the strap, get used to the feeling, and most people stop noticing the mask by the end of the first week. Delivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, and you have 14 days from delivery to send the set back unused if it is not for you.", "llm_summary": "This is a two pack of adjustable sleep masks made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides, supplied in navy blue and pink, one of each. Each mask has a buckle closure on the strap so the fit can be set to the wearer's head, and the panel is a solid colour with no pattern. Listed features are an adjustable strap, breathable and lightweight construction, and complete blackout coverage of the eye area. Care is hand wash only. The set ships with a storage bag. Package dimensions are 23.19 x 11.71 x 2.59 cm with a package weight of 41 g. Brand, momme weight, mask panel dimensions and country of origin are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers", "sku": "black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers", "title": "Black 19 Momme Silk Eye Mask for Side Sleepers", "slug": "black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers", "price": 551.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/main-black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "A generously cut, 3D contoured silk sleep mask with a long adjustable strap, soft ear coverage and a shaped nose panel that blocks the light leak most flat masks miss.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nYou buy a sleep mask because the streetlight outside the window is too bright, or because your partner reads late, or because you work nights and the sun comes up at the wrong end of your day. You put it on. It feels fine for twenty minutes. Then you roll onto your side, and the whole thing shifts an inch. Now there is a sliver of light at the nose, the band is pressing on your ear, and the fabric is sitting on your eyelashes.\n\nThat sequence is so common it is almost the standard sleep mask experience. The cause is nearly always the same. Most masks are a flat rectangle of fabric with an elastic band stapled to the ends. A flat rectangle cannot follow the curve of a face. Faces have a bridge, two sockets and two cheekbones, and a flat piece of cloth bridges straight across the valleys and leaves gaps.\n\nA black 19 momme silk eye mask with a contoured front is built to solve that specific problem. The shape does the sealing, so the strap does not have to.\n\nHow a contoured silk mask works\n\nThree things make the difference, and it is worth understanding each one before you spend money.\n\nThe first is coverage area. This mask is cut larger than a standard eye mask so the edges land on bone, the brow ridge above and the cheekbone below, rather than ending partway across soft tissue. Bone holds a shape. Soft tissue moves when you turn over, which is how gaps open.\n\nThe second is the nose panel. The bridge of the nose is where almost all light leak happens, because it is the sharpest change in angle on the whole face. A shaped panel follows that angle instead of tenting over it. If you have ever lifted the bottom edge of a cheap mask with your finger and watched a bright triangle appear, you have seen the problem this fixes.\n\nThe third is the 3D contour at the front. Instead of lying flat on your lids, the silk is moulded into two shallow domes that hold the fabric forward of your eyes. You can open your eyes under it. That sounds like a small thing, and it changes how the mask feels over seven or eight hours. Pressure on the eyelids is one of the main reasons people take a mask off in the middle of the night without really waking up enough to remember doing it.\n\nPut those together and you get the behaviour you actually want from the best blackout sleep mask, which is that it keeps working when you move.\n\nWhy silk, and why 19 momme\n\nSilk gets talked about a lot, so it helps to be plain about what it does. Silk fibre is smooth. When your cheek slides across a silk surface, there is less friction than there would be against a cotton weave. For a mask that means less dragging when you turn over, which in turn means the mask is less likely to be pulled out of position.\n\nSilk is also breathable and moisture-wicking, which is listed among this mask's material features. Practically, a breathable mask feels cool and dry rather than warm and stuffy. If you have tried a thick foam mask in summer, you know the difference a light, breathable face covering makes.\n\nThen there is momme. Momme is the weight unit for silk, written as \"mm\" on some listings and simply as a number on others. Low momme silk, around 12 or 13, is thin and more like a lining fabric. Very high momme, above 25, gets heavy and stiff. Nineteen sits in the useful middle. It has enough density that light does not pass through the weave, enough body that it holds the contoured shape, and it is still light enough that you forget it is on your face. That is why the best 19 momme silk eye mask options tend to be the ones people actually keep using.\n\nWho it suits\n\nSide sleepers are the obvious group. If you sleep with one side of your face on the pillow, you need a mask whose strap does not turn into a pressure point behind the ear. The long adjustable strap and the soft ear coverage here spread load across a wider surface. The trick is to set it looser than feels right at first. The contoured shape seals on its own. Tightening the strap hard does not improve blackout, it just adds pressure.\n\nShift workers and anyone sleeping in daylight are the second group. No curtain is perfectly dark, and blackout blinds leave edges. A mask takes the problem off the room and puts it on your face, where you can control it.\n\nTravellers are the third. At 100 grams packaged, the mask takes up less room than a pair of socks. Overnight flights, trains, hotel rooms with the gap between the curtains that always seems to point at the bed. A good travel mask is the smallest item in your bag with the biggest effect on whether you arrive rested.\n\nIt also suits anyone who has given up on masks before because of lash pressure. If that was your complaint, the raised cups are the specific feature you were missing.\n\nHow to choose and how to fit it\n\nA few things to think through before you buy any silk mask.\n\nCheck the momme number. If a listing does not say, that usually means it is low. Check whether the front is flat or contoured. Check whether the strap is adjustable or a fixed loop of elastic, because a fixed loop only fits one head size properly and stretches out over time. And look at the coverage area, since a small mask will never seal well no matter what it is made of.\n\nWhen it arrives, fit it in daylight rather than in the dark. Put it on, adjust the strap until the edges sit flat with no pinching, then turn toward a window or a lamp. If you see light, you will see exactly where it is coming in, and you can adjust from there. Most of the time the fix is lowering the strap slightly on the back of your head rather than tightening it.\n\nIf you have long hair, decide whether the strap sits above or below your bun or ponytail. Below usually keeps it more stable, because the hair stops the mask being pushed up off your face during the night.\n\nKeeping it in good condition\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does not like heat, bleach or rough handling. Hand wash the mask in cool water with a mild detergent made for delicates. Swish it, do not scrub. Rinse until the water runs clear, then press it between a clean towel to lift the water out instead of wringing it.\n\nDry it flat, away from direct sun and away from radiators. Sun is the main cause of fading in black silk, so a shaded spot keeps the colour deep. If it needs a press, use the lowest iron setting, work on the back of the fabric, and keep the iron well away from the elastic strap. Heat is what kills elastic.\n\nWashing every week or two is a sensible rhythm for something worn against your face every night. If you use oils or rich night creams before bed, wash it more often, since those residues build up in the fabric over time.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf you have tried sleep masks and abandoned them, the shape was probably the problem, not the idea. A black 19 momme silk eye mask with a contoured front, a shaped nose panel and a long adjustable strap fixes the two things that make flat masks fail, light slipping in at the bridge of the nose and pressure sitting on the eyelids.\n\nIt is light, it packs flat, it works at home and on a plane, and it needs nothing more than a careful hand wash to keep it going. Set the strap loose, let the shape do the sealing, and see what a genuinely dark night feels like.", "llm_summary": "A black silk sleep mask made from 19 momme silk, supplied as a single mask. It is cut larger than a standard eye mask for complete blackout and uses a 3D contoured front with domed cups so the fabric does not press on the lashes. A shaped nose panel reduces light leak at the bridge, and a long adjustable strap with soft coverage around the ears allows the fit to be set for different head sizes, which suits side sleepers. The silk is described as soft, breathable and moisture-wicking. Packaging measures about 25.9 x 19.1 x 2.8 cm and weighs around 100 grams. Brand, country of origin and warranty are not specified. Care is hand wash cool, dry flat.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "sku": "classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "title": "Classic Black Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask", "slug": "classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "price": 413.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/main-classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Mulberry silk on the outside with a soft cotton inner, a solid black finish and an adjustable buckle strap that sits flat at the back of the head.", "description": "The problem with light at the wrong time\n\nMost people do not buy a sleep mask because they are curious. They buy one after a run of bad nights. A streetlight that cuts through the curtain. A partner who reads late. An early summer sunrise at half past four. A shift that ends at seven in the morning when the rest of the world is starting its day.\n\nThe fix sounds obvious, cover your eyes. The catch is that plenty of masks are uncomfortable enough that you pull them off in your sleep without remembering. Then you decide masks do not work for you, when really that mask did not work for you.\n\nA good mask is a boring object. It sits light, it stays where you put it, it does not press on anything, and you forget it is there. That is the whole brief.\n\nWhat this mask is made of\n\nThis one uses a mulberry silk outer with a cotton inner. That pairing is more common than people expect, and there is sense in it. Silk is a very smooth fibre, which is what gives it that cool slide across the skin. Cotton is soft, quiet and forgiving against the face. Putting the cotton on the inside gives you a gentle surface right where it touches you, with silk taking the outer face.\n\nSilk is also light. The whole mask packs to 32 grams, which is less than a bar of chocolate. Weight matters more than people think. A light mask does not need to be strapped on tightly to stay in place, and a mask that is not tight does not leave a crease across your temple in the morning.\n\nThe maker lists the material features as natural and organic. Momme weight, silk grade and country of origin are not stated, so we do not claim them.\n\nThe fastening is the part most people ignore\n\nShoppers compare fabrics and then buy whichever mask looks nicest. Six weeks later the strap has gone slack and the mask slides up onto their forehead at three in the morning.\n\nThis mask uses a buckle. Two things follow from that. First, the strap holds the length you set it to instead of slowly stretching out the way thin elastic does. Second, the buckle sits at the back of the head rather than off to one side. If you sleep on your side, that is the detail that matters most. A clip or a knot sitting between your cheek and the pillow is a reliable way to wake up.\n\nSet the strap once, when you first get the mask. Snug enough that it does not shift when you roll over, loose enough that you can slide a finger under the band at the back. People tend to pull new masks far too tight, then blame the mask for the pressure.\n\nWho this suits\n\nTravellers are the obvious group. Anyone who has tried to sleep upright on a long flight knows that cabin lights, screens and the window shade two rows forward all conspire against you. A flat black mask that weighs nothing and does not have a rigid fastener digging into the headrest is close to the best travel sleep mask shape you can carry.\n\nShift workers are the second group. Sleeping during daylight is a different problem, because the light is coming through curtains all day rather than for an hour at dawn. A mask is usually more practical than rehanging every curtain in the house.\n\nLight sleepers at home are the third. If your partner reads, or the hallway light goes on at midnight, a mask solves it without a negotiation.\n\nSide sleepers in particular should pay attention to the back-of-head buckle. If you have given up on masks because of a lump pressing into your temple, that was probably the cause.\n\nChoosing between mask styles\n\nThere are roughly four shapes on the market, and they suit different faces.\n\nFlat fabric masks, like this one, lie against the face. They are the lightest and the easiest to pack, and they are what most people picture when they think of a silk sleep mask. The trade off is that the fabric rests lightly on the lashes.\n\nContoured or cup masks have moulded hollows over each eye. They keep fabric off the lashes, which some people love, but they are bulkier, warmer and harder to pack flat.\n\nWeighted masks add a little pressure across the eyes. Some find it settling, others find it stifling. They are heavier to carry.\n\nPadded masks with foam are the thickest of the lot. They block the most light but hold the most heat.\n\nIf you are not sure, start flat and light. It is the shape with the fewest complaints, and if you dislike it you have not spent much working that out.\n\nFit tips that make a real difference\n\nPut the mask on before you lie down, not after. Adjusting it while already on your side is how it ends up crooked.\n\nGive your eye cream time to absorb. Silk marks easily, and applying cream a minute before bed means it transfers straight onto the fabric. Ten minutes earlier is plenty.\n\nCheck the position of the lower edge. Most light leaks in along the bridge of the nose and under the cheekbone, not at the top. Nudging the mask down slightly often solves a light gap that you were about to blame on the mask itself.\n\nIf your hair gets caught, feed the strap over the top of a loose bun rather than under it.\n\nLooking after silk\n\nCare here is dry clean only, which is what the maker specifies. That sounds inconvenient, but a mask that never touches makeup or oil does not need cleaning often. Treat it like a silk scarf rather than a pillowcase.\n\nA few habits help. Let it air out somewhere dry after a warm night instead of pushing it straight into a bag. Store it flat, or loosely folded in a pouch, rather than crushed into a pocket with keys and a charging cable. Keep it out of direct sun, which is harder on dyed silk than daily wear is. Keep perfume away from it, because alcohol in fragrance can mark the fibre.\n\nDone that way, a silk mask stays in good shape for years rather than months.\n\nOn claims and honesty\n\nYou will see sleep masks sold with long lists of promises about skin, hair, hormones and health. We do not make those. What we can tell you is what the mask is made of, how it fastens, what it weighs and how to care for it.\n\nSilk is smooth, and skin and lashes slide across it with less friction than across a coarse cotton weave. That is a property of the fabric, not a treatment. Everything else, you should judge for yourself over a couple of weeks of use.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a plain black mask with a mulberry silk outer and a cotton inner, fastened with a buckle that sits at the back of the head. It weighs about 32 grams packed, has no padding or gel, comes as a single mask, and is dry clean only. The model reference is AB-EM001-14.\n\nIt suits side sleepers, travellers and anyone who wants a mask they can forget they are wearing. It is not the pick if you want a moulded cup shape, a weighted feel, or something you can throw in the washing machine every week.\n\nDelivery is tracked to every province in 10 to 20 working days, free over R1800 and R250 below that, with card payment at checkout. If it is not right, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel, unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "The Classic Black Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask is an adult sleep mask with a silk outer and a cotton inner, finished in a solid original black with no pattern. It fastens with an adjustable buckle that sits at the back of the head, and the design is described as minimalist and simple. The maker lists the material features as natural and organic, and specifies dry clean only care. Package dimensions are 23.19 x 11.99 x 1.09 cm with a package weight of 32 grams, and the item is supplied as a single mask, one count per pack. Momme weight, silk grade, fill, brand and country of origin are not stated by the maker. Prices are shown in South African rand.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black", "sku": "contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black", "title": "Contoured No-Pressure Silk Sleep Mask in Black", "slug": "contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black", "price": 367.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.02 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/main-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Moulded eye cups sit inside a smooth silk shell, with a raised nose curve that closes the light gap and a hook-and-loop strap you can set to your own head size.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nYou buy a sleep mask because the streetlight outside is too bright, or because your partner reads until midnight, or because you work nights and have to sleep while the rest of the suburb is up. So you get a flat strip of padded fabric with an elastic strap, pull it on, and within half an hour you notice something odd. Your eyes feel squashed. You open them under the mask and the fabric is right there, touching your lashes.\n\nThat is the design fault. A flat mask has to press on your face to block light, and the softest part of your face is exactly where it presses. People deal with it by loosening the strap, which then lets light in beside the nose, which defeats the point. So they tighten it again and wake up with a line across their forehead.\n\nA contoured mask solves it from a different angle. Instead of a flat pad, there is a moulded insert that forms two shallow recesses. The fabric arches over your eye sockets and rests on the brow bone and the cheekbone, both of which are hard and do not mind the contact. Your eyelids have nothing on them. You can blink, your lashes stay flat, and the only pressure you feel is on bone.\n\nHow the shape blocks light\n\nDarkness in a sleep mask comes from two things, the opacity of the fabric and the seal around the edges. Most masks get the first part right and the second part wrong.\n\nThe gap that matters is beside your nose. Your face slopes down steeply there, and a flat mask bridges that slope rather than following it, leaving two small triangles of light pointing straight at your eyes. When you are trying to sleep at two in the afternoon, those triangles are the whole problem.\n\nThis mask is cut with a higher nose curve, so the edge follows the slope rather than hopping over it. The seal comes from shape, not from tension. That is why you can wear it on a loose setting and still get proper darkness, and why it stays comfortable for a full eight hours rather than just the first two.\n\nSome light at the bottom edge is normal on any mask, and a little varies with face shape. The test is simple. Put it on in a bright room, face a window, and see what you can see.\n\nWhy silk against the face\n\nSilk gets talked about a lot, so it helps to be specific about what it actually does here. Silk fibres are smooth, which means skin and hair slide across them with less friction than across cotton. For a sleep mask, that matters at the edges. A rougher fabric drags at the corner of your eye every time you turn over, and over a few hours that is what makes a mask annoying.\n\nSilk is also breathable and sits cool against the skin, which is a real advantage in a South African summer or on a stuffy flight. And it holds its smoothness after washing in a way that some synthetic linings do not.\n\nThe other detail worth noting is what is missing. There is no piping, no decorative trim and no exposed seam sitting against the delicate area around the eye. That is where indents come from on a cheaper mask. The description is accurate, it is silky but not slippery, so the mask stays where you put it instead of sliding up your forehead.\n\nThe maker does not state the momme weight of the silk, which is the usual measure of silk density. If that is a deciding factor for you, it is worth knowing before you order.\n\nWho it suits\n\nSide sleepers. The hook-and-loop closure means there is no buckle or bulky knot to press into the side of your head. Anyone hunting for the best silk sleep mask for side sleepers should be checking the closure before anything else.\n\nPeople with lash extensions. The eye cups keep fabric off the lashes, which is the single most common complaint about flat masks for anyone who has had extensions done.\n\nShift workers and day sleepers. Daylight is far brighter than anything you deal with at night, so the nose seal does more work. If you sleep after a night shift, this is where the shaped design earns its keep.\n\nTravellers. At 17 g and folding down small, it lives in a handbag without you noticing. Black with a letter print is discreet enough to wear on a plane without feeling self conscious, and it is a strong pick for the best silk mask for long flights.\n\nLight sleepers at home. A partner who reads late, a passage light, a bright digital clock. Small irritations, but they add up over a year.\n\nHow to get the fit right\n\nPut the mask on sitting up, with the cups centred over your eyes and the nose curve following the slope of your nose. Then close the strap with just enough tension that the mask stays put when you shake your head gently.\n\nNow lie down and turn onto each side. If the mask shifts, tighten by a centimetre. If you feel it gripping your temples, loosen it. Most people set it slightly too tight the first night because they are worried about light leaks, then settle into a looser setting once they trust the shape.\n\nOne more thing. Give it three nights before you decide. Sleeping with anything on your face is a habit, and the first night of anything new is rarely a fair test.\n\nKeeping it clean\n\nWash it every week or two, more often if you put it on over skincare or make-up. Close the hook-and-loop strap first so it cannot catch the silk, then put the whole mask in a lingerie bag and run a gentle cycle in cool water with a mild liquid detergent. Hand washing works just as well if you prefer.\n\nDo not bleach it. Do not tumble dry it. Do not wring it, because twisting stresses the silk fibres and distorts the moulded cups.\n\nTo dry, roll it in a towel and press gently, reshape the cups with your fingers, then lay it flat somewhere out of direct sun and away from a heater. The foam insert holds a little more water than the fabric, so allow a full day. If you want to iron it, use the lowest silk setting on the fabric side only, never over the cups.\n\nOwning two masks and rotating them is the easy answer for anyone washing weekly.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf flat sleep masks have put you off the idea entirely, the problem was probably the design rather than the concept. A contoured mask with hidden eye cups keeps fabric off your eyelids, and a raised nose curve closes the light gap without needing a tight strap. Add silk against the skin and an adjustable hook-and-loop closure, and you have a mask you can actually wear all night.\n\nIt weighs 17 g, washes in a lingerie bag, folds into a handbag and comes in a discreet black with a letter print. Set the strap once, switch off the light, and let the shape handle the rest.", "llm_summary": "A contoured silk sleep mask in black with a letter print, made for sleepers who dislike pressure on their eyes. Hidden moulded eye cups create recesses so the fabric rests on the bone around the eye socket rather than on the eyelids, leaving room to blink. A raised nose curve follows the face contour and reduces light leaking in beside the nose without needing a tight strap. The outer face fabric is silk, smooth and breathable, with no piping or rough edges. Closure is hook and loop, so fit is adjustable. Dimensions are 12.7 x 12.7 x 1.78 cm and weight is about 17 g. It is machine washable on a gentle cycle in a lingerie bag. Silk momme weight and country of manufacture are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack", "sku": "kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack", "title": "Kids Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask, 2 Pack", "slug": "kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack", "price": 367.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/main-kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Two mulberry silk masks with adjustable buckle straps and a full blackout fit, cut small for children aged roughly 3 to 10.", "description": "The problem is usually light, not bedtime\n\nMost bedtime battles get blamed on screens, sugar or a late nap. Often the simpler answer is that the room is not dark. South African evenings in summer stay bright well past seven. Streetlights sit close to bedroom windows in most suburbs. A hallway light left on for a younger child spills under the door. On a long drive or a late flight, there is no curtain at all.\n\nLight falling on closed eyelids tells the body it is still daytime. Adults have mostly learned to override that. Children have not. They lie there with their eyes closed, perfectly still, and simply do not drift off.\n\nBlacking out a whole room is a project. Blackout curtains cost money, need fitting and still leak around the rails. A sleep mask solves the same problem in a few centimetres of fabric, and it travels. That is the whole case for one.\n\nWhy silk, and what silk does and does not do\n\nSilk is a fine, smooth fibre. Run a piece across the back of your hand and you feel very little drag. Cotton, even good cotton, has a rougher surface at the thread level, and polyester microfibre sits somewhere in between. On the thin skin around a child's eyes, and against eyelashes, that difference is noticeable when they turn over in the night.\n\nSilk is also light. The whole two pack here weighs 50 grams, masks and all. A child who is fussy about things touching their face will notice a heavy mask immediately. A light one tends to disappear after a few minutes.\n\nWhat silk does not do is anything medical. It will not cure sleep problems, fix skin, or make a restless child a good sleeper. Anyone telling you otherwise is selling you a story. What it does is feel smooth, sit light, and block light. That is enough.\n\nOne thing worth checking on any silk mask is whether both faces are silk. A lot of masks use a silk outer and a cheaper lining, which is the face actually touching your child. This set is silk on both sides, so the smooth surface is the one against the skin. It also means nothing changes if the mask gets turned the wrong way out in the wash.\n\nThe maker does not state a momme weight or weave for this mask, so we are not going to quote one. Momme is the standard measure of silk weight, and a higher number means a denser fabric. It matters a great deal for a pillowcase, where the fabric takes a nightly beating. On a small mask that barely moves, it matters far less than fit does.\n\nFit is what decides whether it gets worn\n\nIf you take one thing from this guide, take this. The best kids silk sleep mask is the one that fits, and fit is where most masks fail children.\n\nAdult masks are around 20 to 21 cm wide. Put one on a six year old and the edges wrap past the temples, the strap hangs loose, and the lower edge bridges over the nose instead of following it. That leaves two little triangles of light either side of the nose, which is exactly where light bothers a lying-down child most.\n\nThis mask is cut at roughly 18 x 9 cm (7 x 3.5 in), and the lower edge is shaped to hug the bridge of the nose. The brief says it is designed for ages 3 to 10, which is a sensible range for that size. Before you buy, do a quick measure across your child's brow from temple to temple. If that distance is well under 18 cm, you have room to spare. If it is close to 18 cm, your child is probably at the older end of the range and will still be fine, just with less overlap.\n\nThe strap runs through a buckle. Slide it to set the loop length, then leave it. The target is a mask that stays put when your child rolls, without a visible dent on the forehead in the morning. Two fingers should slide under the strap at the back. Tighter than that is not darker, it is just tighter.\n\nWho this suits, and who it does not\n\nIt suits a child whose room is bright at bedtime, or who naps during the day. It suits families who travel, because the mask packs flat into any bag and needs no power, no app and no spare parts. It suits a household where a younger sibling needs the hallway light on. It suits long drives at dusk, where blocking the moving light through the window is the difference between a sleeping child and a grumpy one.\n\nIt does not suit a child who is genuinely frightened by having their eyes covered. Some children find a mask comforting because it gives them a darkness they control and can remove in a second. Others hate the idea and will fight it every night. You will know within two tries. Let them try it in daylight first, sitting up, before you ever ask them to sleep in it.\n\nIt also does not suit very young toddlers, and we would not push it there. The suggested range starts at three for a reason.\n\nGetting a child to take to it\n\nThe first night is the whole battle. A few things help.\n\nLet them choose. The set has two prints, a starry astronaut and a dinosaur, and letting a child pick which one is theirs turns the mask from something imposed into something owned. If you have two children, the different prints double as name tags.\n\nTry it on in the afternoon, not at lights-out. Ten seconds with the mask on while they are sitting on the floor playing is a much easier sell than first contact at 7pm when everyone is tired.\n\nSet the strap yourself before you hand it over. A loose mask that slides off after two minutes teaches the child it does not work. A well set one teaches the opposite.\n\nAnd do not make it a rule. If they pull it off at midnight, fine. Most children who are going to take to a mask do so within a week, and then it becomes part of the routine without anyone mentioning it.\n\nLooking after them\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does not like heat or harsh chemicals. Hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent made for delicates. Skip the bleach and skip long soaking. Press the water out rather than wringing, reshape the mask, and dry it flat in the shade.\n\nDirect sun and tumble dryers are the two fastest ways to wear out both the silk and the printed design. If you want the astronaut to still look like an astronaut in a year, keep both away.\n\nWash every week or two with regular night use, and sooner if your child has been ill. This is the quiet benefit of a two pack: one is always clean while the other is in the wash. Keep the elastic strap out of hot water, and if you iron, use the lowest silk setting with a cloth over the top.\n\nOrdering, delivery and changing your mind\n\nPrices here are in rand. Delivery is tracked and reaches every province in 10 to 20 working days, free on orders over R1800 and R250 below that. Payment is by card.\n\nIf it turns out not to be right, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, provided the masks are unused and unwashed. If you are unsure, have your child test the fit over the packaging before you open it.\n\nThe short version\n\nTwo mulberry silk masks, silk on both faces, cut at about 18 x 9 cm for children roughly 3 to 10. Adjustable buckle strap, a shape that follows the nose to keep light out, blue with two exploring prints. Fifty grams for the pair, which makes them easy to travel with. Measure your child's brow, set the strap properly, let them pick their print, and wash by hand in cool water. That is most of what there is to know.", "llm_summary": "A two pack of children's sleep masks made from mulberry silk, with silk on both sides. Each mask measures approximately 18 x 9 cm (7 x 3.5 in) and is suggested for children around 3 to 10 years old. Features listed are an adjustable buckle strap and a complete blackout fit shaped to sit close over the nose and brow. The colour is blue, with two printed designs in an exploring theme. Total pack weight is 50 grams and the pack measures 23.98 x 1.57 x 13.49 cm. Momme weight, weave type, silk grade and country of origin are not specified, and the maker does not state them. Care is hand wash cool, dry flat.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink", "sku": "mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink", "title": "Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask, 2 Pack in Black and Pink", "slug": "mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink", "price": 298.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "850 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/main-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Two masks in one pack, black and pink, both sides cut from silk, with an adjustable strap that sits flat whether you sleep on your back or your side.", "description": "The problem is rarely the dark, it is the almost dark\n\nMost bedrooms are not dark. They are almost dark. A streetlight bleeding around a curtain, a standby LED on a plug, a passing car, the first grey light at half past four in summer. None of that will keep you awake on its own. What it does is nudge you towards lighter, patchier sleep, especially in the back half of the night when you are already closer to the surface.\n\nBlackout curtains solve it, but they are expensive, they only work in one room, and they do nothing on a plane or in a guest bedroom. A sleep mask solves it for about the price of a takeaway, travels in a pocket and works anywhere. The catch is that a lot of masks are uncomfortable enough that people stop wearing them after a week. That is usually a fabric problem or a strap problem, and both are fixable if you know what to look at.\n\nWhy silk, and why both sides matter\n\nSilk gets talked about a lot, and some of the talk is overblown. Here is the plain version. Silk is a very fine, smooth fibre. Woven into fabric, it gives a surface with less texture than cotton or polyester, so skin and eyelashes slide over it rather than catching. For something that is pressed against your face for seven hours, that smoothness is the whole point.\n\nThe part people miss is which side of the mask is silk. Plenty of budget masks have a silky-looking outer face and a cheaper lining on the inside. The lining is the half that touches you all night. This pack is made with silk on both faces, so the surface against your eyelids is the same one you see from the outside. If you are comparing masks online and a listing only says \"silk front\", assume the back is something else and factor that in.\n\nThe material here is listed as silk with a natural material feature. Momme weight, which is the standard measure of silk density, is not stated, and neither is the weave. If those numbers matter a lot to you, buy on the understanding that they are not published rather than assuming a figure.\n\nThe strap is the part that decides whether you keep it\n\nIf a mask ends up in a drawer, nine times out of ten the strap is the reason. Fixed elastic loops are made to one length. If your head is bigger than the designer assumed, it digs in and leaves a line across your temples. If your head is smaller, the mask crawls up your forehead by 2 am and you wake up with light in your eyes anyway.\n\nAn adjustable strap, like the one on these masks, takes that guesswork out. You set it on the first night, maybe tweak it on the second, and then forget about it. Aim for the tension where the mask stays put when you turn your head side to side on the pillow, but you cannot feel it pressing on your temples. That is the sweet spot. Most people go too tight on the first attempt, so if something feels off, loosen before you tighten.\n\nA second small benefit: elastic relaxes over months of use. With an adjustable strap you just shorten it. With a fixed loop you buy a new mask.\n\nShape, coverage and side sleeping\n\nThis is a flat panel mask, roughly 24 cm across based on the pack dimensions, in a solid colour with no print. Flat panel masks suit side sleepers better than domed or contoured ones, because there is nothing rigid to push back at you when half your face is on the pillow. They are also thinner in a bag.\n\nThe trade off with any flat mask is the nose bridge. Noses vary, and no mask with a soft edge seals perfectly against every face. You may get a thin sliver of light coming up from below on a very bright morning. Pulling the mask slightly lower and setting the strap a notch firmer usually closes it. If you need absolute blackout at any cost, a contoured mask with a moulded nose section will do better, but you lose the thinness and the side-sleeping comfort.\n\nFor most people in a normal bedroom, this level of coverage is plenty. You are trying to turn \"almost dark\" into \"dark\", not replicate a cave.\n\nWho this suits\n\nShift workers who sleep during daylight hours get more out of a mask than almost anyone. So do light sleepers who share a room with someone on a different schedule, and anyone who wakes early in summer and would rather not. Frequent flyers are the other obvious group, because cabin lighting is beyond your control and a mask is the only portable fix.\n\nIt also suits people who nap. A short afternoon nap works far better in the dark, and most of us nap in rooms that are not dark at all. A lightweight eye mask for flights doubles perfectly well as a nap mask at a desk or in a parked car.\n\nTwo masks in the pack covers the practical case well. One lives by the bed, one lives in the travel bag, and neither of them is ever the one you forgot to pack.\n\nLooking after silk without making a project of it\n\nSilk has a reputation for being fussy. It is not, as long as you avoid three things: heat, bleach and the washing machine.\n\nThe stated care here is hand wash only. In practice that means cool water in a basin, a small amount of detergent made for delicates, a gentle swirl for a minute or two, then a thorough rinse. Do not wring it. Lay it on a towel, roll the towel up and press to push the water out. Then dry it flat, away from direct sun and well away from a heater or radiator. Direct heat is what makes silk go brittle and dull over time.\n\nKeep hot water off the elastic strap too. Heat is what kills elastic faster than anything else.\n\nWash every week or two if you wear it nightly, and more often if you use night creams or go to bed with make up on. The second mask in the pack makes rotation painless: wash one, wear the other.\n\nIf it creases, the lowest iron setting with a pressing cloth will sort it out. Most of the time laying it flat is enough.\n\nA few things worth knowing before you buy\n\nThe brand name and country of origin are not stated for this product, and neither is a momme weight. We would rather tell you that than fill the gap with something invented. What is confirmed is the silk material on both sides, the adjustable strap, the two-mask pack in black and pink, the solid pattern, the roughly 24 cm pack width and hand wash care.\n\nDelivery is tracked to every province and usually lands in 10 to 20 working days. Orders over R1800 ship free, otherwise shipping is R250. Payment is by card. If it turns out not to be right for you, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel, as long as the masks are unused and unwashed.\n\nThe short version\n\nA good sleep mask is cheap, portable and fixes a problem most people do not realise they have. Silk is worth paying a little more for because it is smooth against the skin, and silk on both faces is worth checking for because it is the inner face that counts. An adjustable strap is the single biggest predictor of whether you will still be using the mask in six months.\n\nThis pack gives you two masks, black and pink, both sides silk, with adjustable straps, in a flat shape that works on a pillow. Hand wash them, dry them flat, keep them away from heat, and they will get a long run out of you.", "llm_summary": "This is a two pack of mulberry silk sleep masks for adults, supplied as one black mask and one pink mask. Both sides of each mask are silk, described as a natural material, in a solid pattern with no print. Closure is an adjustable strap, which is also listed as the product's special feature. The pack measures about 23.98 x 13.49 x 1.57 cm and the listed pack weight is 850 g. Care is hand wash only. Momme weight, weave type, exact mask dimensions, country of origin and brand are not specified, so they should not be assumed. The masks suit sleeping at home, napping, travel by air, train or car, and quiet time for reading or meditation.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box", "sku": "pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box", "title": "Pink 19 Momme Mulberry Silk Eye Mask with Gift Box", "slug": "pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box", "price": 366.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "110 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/main-pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Both sides are 100% mulberry silk, the strap adjusts to fit most heads without tugging at your hair, and the whole thing arrives in a gift box ready to hand over.", "description": "The problem is almost always light\n\nMost people who sleep badly blame noise or stress. Light is the one that quietly does the damage. A street lamp outside the window, the glow from a charging phone, a partner who reads later than you do, or the sun coming up at an unhelpful hour in summer. None of it is loud. All of it reaches your eyelids.\n\nThin eyelids let a surprising amount of light through. You do not have to wake up fully for it to matter. A bit of light at the wrong hour can nudge you out of deep sleep and into a shallower stretch, and you notice that the next day without ever being able to say why.\n\nBlackout curtains help, but they are expensive, they do not travel, and they are useless in a hotel room with a gap at the top of the blind. A sleep mask is the small, portable answer. You can throw it in a bag, it needs no power, and it works the same in your own bed as it does in seat 34K.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you have shopped for silk before, you will have seen the word momme, usually written with a number in front of it. It is the weight measure for silk fabric, and it does the same job that thread count does for cotton sheets. Higher momme means a denser, heavier cloth.\n\nThis mask is 19 momme on both faces. That is squarely in the range people think of as proper bedding silk. Lower-weight silk feels thin and can go see-through when it is stretched over your eye socket. Heavier silk has more body, holds its shape better and takes washing more gracefully.\n\nThe other half of the question is what the fabric is made of. A lot of masks are silk on the outside and something cheaper on the inside, where it touches your face. Here, both sides are 100% mulberry silk. That is worth checking on any mask you look at, because the inner face is the one that matters most to how it feels.\n\nWhy silk and not cotton\n\nSilk is a smooth fibre. Run your hand over it and you can feel that there is less to catch on. Skin and hair slide across silk with less friction than they do across a woven cotton, which is the main reason people who already use a silk pillowcase go looking for a matching mask.\n\nThat smoothness has a practical side at the strap too. A cotton or synthetic band tends to grab at hair when you pull it off in the morning, especially if you have long hair or curls. A smooth strap is far less likely to do that.\n\nSilk is also light. This whole mask comes in at 110 g, which is the sort of weight you stop noticing within a minute or two of putting it on. If you have ever tried a thick padded mask and given up because it felt like a pair of goggles, the difference is obvious.\n\nFit is the thing people get wrong\n\nHere is where most sleep masks fail. The band is a fixed loop of elastic, and that loop is either slightly too tight or clearly too loose. Too tight gives you a dull ache behind the ears and a line across your forehead. Too loose and the mask ends up around your neck by the small hours.\n\nAn adjustable strap fixes this, and it only needs fixing once. Put the mask on, slide the strap until it feels snug but not gripping, and leave it. From then on it goes on and off at the same setting. The size is generic for adults and adjusts down far enough for a child, so one mask covers most of a household.\n\nA good rule when setting the length: you should be able to open your eyes under the mask without the fabric pulling at your lashes, and you should be able to shake your head gently without it shifting. If you sleep on your side, check the fit while lying down too, not just standing in front of a mirror. A strap that feels fine upright can press against the pillow once your head is on it.\n\nWho this suits\n\nLight sleepers in bright bedrooms are the obvious group. So is anyone who shares a room with someone on a different schedule, because a mask solves the lamp problem without any negotiation.\n\nShift workers are the second big group. Sleeping at midday is hard work, and a dark room is rarely an option. A mask gets you most of the way there, and a set of earplugs covers the rest.\n\nTravellers are the third. Overnight flights, bus trips, unfamiliar hotels with blinds that do not quite meet in the middle. At 110 g this packs into a jacket pocket. Keep it in the gift box in your bag and it stays clean between trips.\n\nAnd then there are people who simply like the feel of silk against their face and want the mask to match the pillowcase. That is a perfectly good reason on its own.\n\nChoosing between masks\n\nA few things are worth comparing when you look at any silk eye mask.\n\nCheck the silk content on both faces, not just the outer one. Check the momme weight, because a number tells you more than the word \"luxury\" does. Check the closure, since an adjustable strap is the single biggest difference between a mask you keep and one that ends up in a drawer. And check the care instructions, because some silk needs hand washing and you want to know that before you buy rather than after.\n\nFor this one, the answers are straightforward. Both sides are 19 momme mulberry silk. The strap adjusts. It is hand wash only. The colour is a plain pink with no print.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash only. That sounds like a chore and it really is not. Fill a basin with cool water, add a small amount of detergent made for delicates, and move the mask around gently for a minute or two. Rinse in clean cool water.\n\nDo not wring it. Twisting silk is how you get permanent creases and stretched fibres. Lay the mask flat on a towel, roll the towel up, press down to squeeze the water out, then unroll and leave the mask flat to dry somewhere shaded. Direct sun and radiators are both hard on silk.\n\nIf it needs pressing afterwards, use a low iron setting on the reverse of the fabric and keep the iron away from the strap. No bleach, and no tumble dryer.\n\nHow often to wash depends on you. Every week or two suits most people for nightly use. Wash sooner if you go to bed with makeup or a night cream on, since those transfer onto the fabric.\n\nOn gifting\n\nThe mask comes in a gift box, which removes the main hassle of buying someone a small present. There is nothing to wrap and nothing to explain. It is an easy pick for someone who flies for work, a new parent, a student in a bright residence, or anyone who has ever complained about the curtains.\n\nThe generic sizing helps too, because you are not guessing at a measurement. The one thing to weigh up is the colour: it is pink, so make sure that suits the person you have in mind.\n\nThe short version\n\nLight is one of the easiest sleep problems to fix and one of the most overlooked. A silk sleep mask costs little, needs no setup and works anywhere.\n\nThis one is 19 momme mulberry silk on both sides, weighs 110 g, and has an adjustable strap so it stays where you put it. It washes by hand, dries flat, and arrives in a box you can hand straight to someone else. If you have been waking at first light and blaming everything else, start here.", "llm_summary": "This is a pink sleep mask made from 100% mulberry silk at 19 momme on both faces. It weighs 110 g and ships in packaging measuring 23 x 14 x 2.3 cm. The closure is an adjustable strap and the size is described as generic adult, suitable for men, women and children. The pattern is solid pink. Care is hand wash only. The mask is supplied as a single unit in a gift box and is positioned for sleeping, travel and gifting. The maker does not state a country of origin, a brand, or a fabric weave beyond the silk content and momme weight. No certifications, ratings or warranty details are stated.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black", "sku": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black", "title": "Wide Band Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask in Black", "slug": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black", "price": 574.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/main-wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut larger than a standard eye shade, with a broad band that runs past the ears and a hook-and-loop closure you can adjust to your own head size.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nYou buy one because the streetlight outside your bedroom window is too bright, or because you work nights and have to sleep while the sun is up. Then one of three things happens. Light leaks in at the nose. The strap slides up your forehead when you turn over. Or the thin elastic sits right across your ear and by 3am your ear is sore and you take the whole thing off.\n\nThose failures have very little to do with how dark the fabric is. They are about shape and fit. A mask can be made of the blackest material on earth and still be useless if it is cut small and held on by a piece of string.\n\nThis mask takes a different approach. The eye panel is cut larger than the slim shades you usually see, and the band that holds it on is wide rather than thin. It runs out from the edge of the eye shade and continues across the sides of the head, past the ears. That single change solves most of the comfort complaints people have about eye masks.\n\nHow a wide band works\n\nThink about pressure. A thin elastic cord has to be fairly tight to hold a mask in place, because there is so little contact area. All that tension lands in a narrow line. On the back of the head you might not notice. Over the ear, with a pillow pressing from the other side, you notice quickly.\n\nWiden the band and the same holding force spreads across several centimetres instead of a few millimetres. You can run it looser and still get the mask to stay put. That is why side sleepers tend to prefer this style once they try it, and why it comes up so often when people search for the best wide band sleep mask.\n\nThere is a second benefit. Because the band covers the ears, it holds foam or silicone earplugs in place. Anyone who has woken up to find a plug on the pillow knows how annoying that is. The band also takes a small edge off room noise, though it is a side effect of the coverage and not a replacement for proper hearing protection.\n\nWhy silk on the face\n\nThe part of the mask that touches you is silk. Silk fibres are smooth, which means skin and lashes slide over the surface rather than dragging on it. Compare that to a brushed cotton or fleece mask, where the fabric grips a little and tugs as you move your head.\n\nSilk also feels cool to the touch. A thick padded mask can trap warmth against the face, which some people like in winter and nobody likes in a warm room in February. A light silk panel sits flatter and does not hold as much heat.\n\nThe maker lists the material as silk with a natural finish. A momme weight and a weave are not given, so judge it on what is stated rather than assuming a number. If you already sleep on a silk pillowcase, the surface feel will be familiar.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nThe closure is a long hook-and-loop tab rather than a sewn loop of elastic, and this is worth a minute of your time on the first night. Put the mask on, position the eye panel so the nose area sits where you want it, then pull the tab to the tension that feels secure without pressing.\n\nA good test is to turn your head side to side while lying down. If the panel shifts and light appears at the temple, tighten slightly. If you can feel a line forming across your forehead, loosen it. Set it once and it stays set, though you may want it a notch looser if you are wearing it over a hair tie or with a neck pillow on a plane.\n\nPut your hair up first if it is long. Pressing a hook-and-loop tab into loose hair is the quickest way to make the mask unpleasant to remove in the morning. Sit the tab above the hairline at the back of the head and it behaves itself.\n\nWho it suits\n\nSide sleepers get the most obvious benefit, for the reasons above. Shift workers and anyone who sleeps during daylight get the second biggest, because the larger cut and the shaped nose area are aimed squarely at daytime light.\n\nFrequent flyers are the third group. At 68 grams and 5 x 5 x 5 cm packed, which is about 2 x 2 x 2 inches, it takes up almost no room. People shopping for the best eye mask for long flights usually end up weighing pack size against how well a mask stays on when you are slumped at an angle in a seat, and an adjustable band handles the second part.\n\nIt is listed as adult sizing, so it is not the right pick for a small child. If you prefer a contoured mask with domes that arch over the eye sockets and leave space to blink, that is a different design and this is not it. This one sits flat against the face.\n\nLiving with it\n\nCare is straightforward because the maker is specific. Dry clean only. That means no washing machine, no hand wash in the basin, no stain remover. If something lands on it, dab gently with a barely damp cloth, let it dry away from heat, and take it in for dry cleaning when you next get the chance.\n\nStore it flat or folded loosely in a soft pouch. Close the hook-and-loop tab onto the band when you put it away so the rough hook side does not sit against the silk and snag it over time. Keep it out of direct sunlight, which fades black fabric faster than people expect.\n\nDo not iron it. Silk does not take heat well and the closure will not thank you either. Creases from packing usually relax on their own once the mask is hanging or lying flat for a few hours.\n\nComparing it to the alternatives\n\nA padded contoured mask gives you eye-socket space and usually total darkness, but it is bulky, it can feel warm, and the moulded shape does not suit every face. A cheap flat mask with a cord is light and costs very little, but the cord is exactly the part that causes the ear pain and the night-time slipping.\n\nA wide band silk mask sits in between. It is flat and light like the cheap one, and it fixes the strap problem like the expensive padded one, without the bulk. For most people that is a sensible trade. If you want the best black silk eye mask for everyday use rather than for a specific medical need, this shape is a solid default.\n\nBuying it as a gift\n\nSleep masks are good gifts because they are useful, they are not personal in a risky way, and almost nobody buys one for themselves until the problem gets bad enough. Black suits every taste. The adjustable closure takes sizing out of the equation, which is the usual stumbling block with anything worn on the body.\n\nIt also pairs well. A silk pillowcase and a silk mask together make an obvious set, and the two surfaces feel consistent against the skin.\n\nDelivery and peace of mind\n\nDelivery is tracked, to every province, in 10 to 20 working days. It is free on orders over R1800, and R250 on orders below that. Payment is by card.\n\nIf it is not right, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, as long as the mask is unused and unwashed. Try it on, but keep the packaging until you have decided.\n\nThe short version\n\nThe dark fabric is the easy part of a sleep mask. The hard part is staying on your face all night without hurting your ears, and that is a shape problem, not a material problem. This mask widens the band so the pressure spreads, adds an adjustable hook-and-loop tab so you control the tension, cuts the eye panel larger so less light gets in at the edges, and puts a smooth silk surface against your skin.\n\nIt weighs 68 grams, packs to 5 x 5 x 5 cm, comes in plain black, and is dry clean only. If you sleep on your side, nap during the day, or travel a lot, that combination is worth the upgrade from a cord-strap mask.", "llm_summary": "A wide band mulberry silk sleep mask in solid black, sold as a single mask for adults. The face material is silk with a natural material finish. Instead of a thin elastic strap, the band is wide and extends from the eye shade across the sides of the head and over the ears, which suits side sleepers and helps hold earplugs in place. The closure is hook and loop with a long adjustable tab, so the fit can be set to the wearer. Packed dimensions are 5 x 5 x 5 cm and the mask weighs 68 grams. Care is dry clean only. Momme weight, silk grade, country of origin and mask face measurements are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }, { "id": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum", "sku": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum", "title": "Wide Band Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask (Light Plum)", "slug": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum", "price": 598.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/main-wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut larger than a standard eye mask, with an adjustable closure and a broad band that reaches over the ears, so side sleepers get darkness without a thin strap digging in.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nYou buy a sleep mask because the room is never properly dark. There is a streetlight, or a neighbour's security light, or you work nights and have to sleep while the sun is up. So you get a mask, and for about two nights it feels like a fix.\n\nThen the problems start. Light creeps in along the side of your nose. The thin elastic cord presses a line into your head, and if you sleep on your side it goes right over the top of your ear, which is a surprisingly tender spot. The mask rides up in your sleep and you wake at 4am with it on your forehead. Or it is so small that the edge sits on your eyelashes, and you cannot blink without feeling fabric.\n\nAlmost every one of those failures comes down to two things, size and strap. A small mask leaks light. A thin strap either grips too hard or does not grip enough. This mask was cut and built to deal with both.\n\nWhat the wide band actually does\n\nHere is the physics, in plain terms. A strap has to apply a certain amount of force to keep the mask on your face. If that force runs through a 5 mm cord, all of it lands on a 5 mm line of skin. If it runs through a band several centimetres wide, the same force is spread out, so the pressure at any one point is much lower.\n\nThat is why the band on this mask extends out from the eye shade and over the ear area. You are not getting less holding power. You are getting the same hold with the load spread over more skin.\n\nFor side sleepers this matters more than anything else on the spec sheet. When you lie on your side, your ear is pinned between your head and the pillow. Add a thin cord running across it and the pressure stacks up. A broad band sits flatter, and the pillow pushes against fabric rather than a cord.\n\nThere is a side benefit too. If you use earplugs on a plane or in a noisy block of flats, the band sits over them and helps stop them working loose while you turn over. It is a fabric band, not a noise product, so do not expect it to silence a room. It just keeps plugs where you put them.\n\nSize, and why bigger is better here\n\nThis mask is cut larger than the average eye mask. The obvious benefit is coverage, since more fabric means fewer gaps. But there is a second benefit that is less obvious.\n\nWhen a mask is small, the edges land right on the bone around your eye socket, which is where your lashes are. Every blink brushes fabric. A larger shade pushes the edges out past that zone and onto the softer parts of your face, so your eyes have room to move underneath.\n\nThe shaped nose cut does the other half of the job. The nose bridge is where light gets in on almost every flat mask, because the fabric has to bridge a gap. A shaped notch lets the mask follow the shape of your nose instead of tenting over it.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nSpend five minutes on this the first night and you will not have to think about it again.\n\nPut the mask on while sitting up and pull the closure until the mask is held firmly but you feel no pressure on your eyeballs. You should be able to open your eyes under the mask without the fabric pushing back. Then lie down, turn your head left and right a few times, and see if it shifts. If it slides, take it up a little. If you feel a ridge forming anywhere, let it out.\n\nA common mistake is to go too tight, on the theory that tighter equals darker. It does not really work that way. Past a certain point you are only adding pressure, and pressure is what wakes you up at 3am.\n\nSilk, and what it does and does not do\n\nSilk is a fine, smooth natural fibre. On a mask, the thing you notice is the surface. Hair and skin slide over silk with less friction than over cotton, so there is less dragging when you turn your head. It does not feel scratchy against the eyelids, which is the complaint people have about cheaper polyester masks.\n\nThat is the honest extent of it. We are not going to tell you a mask will change your skin or your hair, because that is not a claim we can stand behind. What we can say is that silk is smooth, light and pleasant to wear for eight hours.\n\nThe maker does not state a momme weight, weave type or country of manufacture for this mask, so we are not going to guess at any of those. The material is listed as silk with natural material features, and that is what we will say.\n\nWho this suits\n\nSide sleepers come first, for the reasons already covered. If you have ever taken off a mask in the morning and found a red line over your ear, this is the shape you want.\n\nTravellers come second. It folds flat, the packed size is about 24.3 x 13.6 x 1.9 cm (9.6 x 5.4 x 0.7 in), and the packed weight is roughly 68 g. It goes into a handbag without a thought.\n\nShift workers are the third group. If you are sleeping between 9am and 4pm, you need more than a token bit of fabric over your eyes, and a larger shade with a nose cut gets you closer to proper darkness.\n\nIt is also a reasonable gift. A soft plum silk mask is one of those small presents that looks considered and actually gets used, unlike most of what ends up in a hamper.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash only. Cool water, a mild detergent made for delicate fabrics, and a gentle squeeze rather than a scrub. Do not wring it out, do not bleach it, and keep it out of the tumble dryer. The heat is hard on silk and harder on elastic.\n\nTo dry, press it between a clean towel to take out the bulk of the water, then lay it flat somewhere out of direct sun. A windowsill in the afternoon sun is the one place not to put it.\n\nWash it every week or two if you wear it nightly, and more often if you use face creams or oils at bedtime. Keep it away from hair clips, zips and velcro in your bag, since those are what snag a fine weave. If you travel with it, a small cloth pouch is enough protection.\n\nDone this way, it holds its colour and its stretch for a long time. The elastic usually gives out before the silk does, and that takes years with gentle washing.\n\nA note on buying\n\nA quick checklist when you compare any silk eye mask. Look at the strap width before anything else. Look at the size of the shade, not just the packaging photo. Check whether there is a nose cut. Check the care instruction, because hand wash is normal for silk and anything claiming machine washable silk deserves a second look.\n\nThen be realistic about what a mask does. It blocks light. A good one does it without hurting your head. That is the job.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a light plum silk sleep mask cut larger than standard, with a shaped nose section and a wide adjustable band that runs over the ears instead of a thin cord. It suits side sleepers, travellers and anyone sleeping in daylight. Hand wash only, dry flat, and set the strap once so you never have to think about it again.\n\nDelivery in South Africa is tracked to every province and takes 10 to 20 working days. It is free over R1800 and R250 under that, payment by card. If it does not work for you, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel, unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "A wide band mulberry silk sleep mask in light plum, sold as a single mask. The eye shade is cut larger than a standard mask to limit light leaking at the edges, and it has a shaped nose cut. The strap is an adjustable elastic closure built into a broad band that extends over the ears, which suits side sleepers and helps keep earplugs in place. The material is listed as silk with natural material features, in a solid plain colour. Care is hand wash only. Packaged dimensions are 24.31 x 13.59 x 1.9 cm at about 68 g. Momme weight, silk grade, country of manufacture and product weight excluding packaging are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" } ] }